So, if Republicans had succeeded in the repeal-and-replace efforts, then Democrats could not harp on that issue? I would say McCain saved some House seats.
The GOP wanted to replace ObamaCare with Ryan's AHCA. His plan would have had coverage for only 5% of the costs of pre-existing conditions. The AHCA would have also included the eventual removal of insurance expense subsidies and Medicaid federal subsidies, shrinking federal financial aid to help people get coverage, and premiums 3 to 5 times higher for coverage of older people and people with pre-existing conditions. The CBO estimate was that 24 million more would become uninsured by 2026. The more radical conservatives called it ObamaCare Lite and said the AHCA did not go far enough.
The same person who claimed that the ACHA absolutely does not eliminate coverage of pre-existing conditions also said that people who want better health insurance could move to a different state.
If the AHCA had replaced the ACA, the House and the Senate would likely have become more blue, not less.
Link to Politico story: Defeated GOP congressman blames McCain's Obamacare vote for Democrats' House takeover
The GOP wanted to replace ObamaCare with Ryan's AHCA. His plan would have had coverage for only 5% of the costs of pre-existing conditions. The AHCA would have also included the eventual removal of insurance expense subsidies and Medicaid federal subsidies, shrinking federal financial aid to help people get coverage, and premiums 3 to 5 times higher for coverage of older people and people with pre-existing conditions. The CBO estimate was that 24 million more would become uninsured by 2026. The more radical conservatives called it ObamaCare Lite and said the AHCA did not go far enough.
The same person who claimed that the ACHA absolutely does not eliminate coverage of pre-existing conditions also said that people who want better health insurance could move to a different state.
If the AHCA had replaced the ACA, the House and the Senate would likely have become more blue, not less.
Link to Politico story: Defeated GOP congressman blames McCain's Obamacare vote for Democrats' House takeover
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