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rgbecker

(4,832 posts) Fri Jun 23, 2017, 09:30 PM Jun 2017

What should Planned Parenthood do if AHCA passes?

Here's my idea, have at it:

Planned Parenthood should immediately give all their assets to a new corporation named, for example, Family Planning. Family Planning then continues to do all the work Planned Parenthood has been doing and collect all the federal dollars due them as health providers to Medicaid beneficiaries as Planned Parenthood has been doing for years. If the bill singles out Planned Parenthood in particular, avoiding the hex on that group should be pretty easy. If the bill doesn't mention Planned Parenthood in particular, but rather says any group that provides abortions even if not paid for by the federal government (Hyde Amendment) then let the two corporations operate in the same facilities but Family Planning would not provide abortions but rather sub that out to Planned Parenthood.

This, if nothing else, would tie up the courts for years.

Here's some background reading on the battle over Planned Parenthood.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/us/politics/planned-parenthood-health-care-abortion.html?action=click&contentCollection=health&module=NextInCollection&region=Footer&pgtype=article&version=newsevent&rref=collection%2Fnews-event%2Fahca-american-health-care-act-repeal-obamacare

I say play the Corporation game and play it smarter if that's what they want.

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What should Planned Parenthood do if AHCA passes? (Original Post) rgbecker Jun 2017 OP

I will support whatever they do. EOM elfin Jun 2017 #1

USFAMPLAN - flag it up... make it the most patriotic source for a pap smear. sfwriter Jun 2017 #2

Yes, Acorn. How they let the videos destroy that group was a shame. rgbecker Jun 2017 #3

Form their own insurance company for poor women with much funding from wealthy Dems and Progressives nikibatts Jun 2017 #4

elfin

(6,262 posts)

1. I will support whatever they do. EOM

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 09:32 PM

Jun 2017

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)

2. USFAMPLAN - flag it up... make it the most patriotic source for a pap smear.

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 10:46 PM

Jun 2017

Planned Parenthood can then detach itself to fundraise and make grants to spread family planning knowledge and offer abortion assistance to people behind the Republican access wall.

Man, I hope they learned from Acorn.

rgbecker

(4,832 posts)

3. Yes, Acorn. How they let the videos destroy that group was a shame.

Reply to sfwriter (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 08:47 AM

Jun 2017

These "Pro-lifers" aren't playing around, as evidenced by the relentless picketing, assassinations and NRA style political tactics.

I hope Planned Parenthood has developed plans to continue their much needed services that doesn't rely on successful fund raising alone. A 40% hit on revenues because of withholding medicaid payments will be hard to make up.

nikibatts

(2,198 posts)

4. Form their own insurance company for poor women with much funding from wealthy Dems and Progressives

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 08:49 AM

Jun 2017

Time to put our money where our politics is.

There are enough liberal physicians out there who would gladly volunteer their time. It should be for poor women who are already on their roles and others who can prove they come from underserved communities.

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