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Did he just say that he is not reopening the Obamacare market and will be handing out (Original Post) malaise Apr 2020 OP
He's lying of course. Kingofalldems Apr 2020 #1
Cash that goes directly to for profit health care. Brilliant, and sick. Alex4Martinez Apr 2020 #2
Yes, cash payment to those people ... "we're doing better than Obama care" uponit7771 Apr 2020 #3
If you lose your insurance Freddie Apr 2020 #4
+1 crickets Apr 2020 #7
I see an ACLU lawsuit in 1,2,3... abqtommy Apr 2020 #5
Little more positive. I believe the government will cover most of the CV cost of care Hoyt Apr 2020 #6
And he brags that he's good with finances? procon Apr 2020 #8

Alex4Martinez

(2,193 posts)
2. Cash that goes directly to for profit health care. Brilliant, and sick.
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 06:42 PM
Apr 2020

And he goes on to place the blame for lack of goods directly on the states.

Trump" "not my fault, show some appreciation!"

Freddie

(9,267 posts)
4. If you lose your insurance
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 06:45 PM
Apr 2020

Due to unemployment it’s considered a “life event” and you can enroll outside of the open enrollment period. Of course Donnie Dipshit isn’t going to publicize that fact.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
6. Little more positive. I believe the government will cover most of the CV cost of care
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 07:06 PM
Apr 2020

that is not paid by people with private insurance.

Many people will get retroactive coverage through Medicaid. In other cases, payments will be made to hospitals for uninsured patients, probably at Medicaid or Medicare rates and with similar billing rules. The big insurers are going to cover coinsurance and deductibles.

This is something that has never been done before, and is darn close to government coverage for everyone (for costs related to this disease). The precedent has been set, the doors are open if we vote in November.

procon

(15,805 posts)
8. And he brags that he's good with finances?
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 08:02 PM
Apr 2020

I was never very good at math, but even I can figure out that paying cash to cover patients with the virus who will need prolonged stays in ICUs is a hell of a lot more expensive than paying for their insurance premiums under Obamacare.

Does Trump draw the line with his cash payout only covering treatment for virus patients, and will he be mean enough to carve out any other charges for managing those patients with other preexisting medical conditions and make them pay for those bills on their own? To say nothing of covering any other family members until they get seriously ill.

I hope to see Pelosi counter his insanely expensive idea with a push to get more uninsured people covered for all their healthcare needs through Obamacare. It's the only thing that makes sense.

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