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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:29 AM Jun 2014

Repeal and Replace

Sure, sounds simple.

But, Realistically, would it even be possible to do this? Let's say you have 10 million people who have signed up. Each with differing plans, coverages, rates, companies, etc.

Would you tell them it's all canceled from X point forward?

Would you allow those 10 million to keep what they have?

Can you imagine the logistical nightmare of "re-covering" 10 million people? the Insurance companies would croak.

There's no way they could take away the pre-existing condition waivers.

There's no way they could take away the coverages up to 25 years old.

Just not politically expedient.

So, bottom line...the only thing I think they could do, realistically is to take away the provision that everyone had to buy insurance.

And, this would screw up the Insurance Co's since volume lowers rates.

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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
1. Repeal and replace seems largely republican double-speak.
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:37 AM
Jun 2014

I believe they want to repeal it, but I don't believe they would actually replace anything (other than passing a law that let insurance companies operate in more than one state). Rather they'd cry crocodile tears about how Democrats won't compromise and leave us with nothing.

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Wounded Bear

(58,442 posts)
4. Insurance companies can already operate across state lines...
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:06 AM
Jun 2014

It's just that they have to deal with the State insurance commissioners. What they want (and what that really means) is to dismantle that level of regulation on their activities so they can initiate a race to the bottom for rates and services. One thing about the ACA is that it provides national standards so that the states can't allow companies to get into bidding wars for the insurance companies by shredding their regs.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
7. Ah...so that's their "replace" plan - they can't announce it
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 11:26 AM
Jun 2014

because it would mean "Replace with something benefiting the insurance companies"

Wounded Bear

(58,442 posts)
8. Well, Obamacare "benefits" the Insurance companies...
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 11:41 AM
Jun 2014

But yeah, mostly the RW/Repubs just want to 'replace' it with a free market kind of system that isnt a system, but an industry. Systems are organized and planned ways to deal with a problem. Industries tend to exploit problems for profit. In the case of medical care, that means exploiting pain and suffering in ways that expand profits for mostly Wall Street investors.

In short, they want to go back to the prior status, on steroids.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
3. What are you on about? Logic? Planning? From the GOP?
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:04 AM
Jun 2014

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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
6. Well you would think they would at least fake it to some degree
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 11:23 AM
Jun 2014

I mean...isn't this the HUGE elephant in the room?

==NO PLAN

==THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT PEOPLE SEEING A DOCTOR

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
9. It's only an elephant in the room if their mindless masses think that far ahead.
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 11:49 AM
Jun 2014

There hasn't been anyone in charge of the GOP for the last several years. Reince Preibus is a laughing stock to those with any objectivity. They are in their death throes, I truly believe that, but they're going to go down screaming.

And yes, pointing out their continual and utter failures will help.
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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
10. Isn't it an amazing phenomenon - in a less wired world, with
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 02:16 PM
Jun 2014

less information bombarded at you...this would be a real topic of discussion. Same with Bush and Cheney doing a fake war. Repukes have figured this out - too much info out there so they can say and do whatever - no one will follow up - and most people won't take the time to research - since too much info out there.

Thank god our side has a stong moral compass - or we'd get lost as well. It's easy to just always think "what is good and decent".

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
11. Yeah, the Internet.
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 02:20 PM
Jun 2014

I'm fortunate that I get to have long philosophical conversations with my daughters but I don't see that happening any longer among the adults. More like 'drive-by' conversations where you leave a snippet here and there.

Information overload. You have that right.
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