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Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts) Mon Jun 26, 2017, 05:59 PM Jun 2017

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most important amendment to the new healthcare bill

all members of the administration and the congress and the supreme court are required to have their medical plan be the new healthcare plan. This includes staff.....and no one can opt out into a plan from their spouses employer in the private sector

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most important amendment to the new healthcare bill (Original Post) Fresh_Start Jun 2017 OP

Interesting. Many of them did before I think. BigmanPigman Jun 2017 #1

Is that amendment part of this new bill? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2017 #2

When the House health bill passed, they passed a separate bill saying riversedge Jun 2017 #3

It's smart to make it separate. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2017 #4

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)

1. Interesting. Many of them did before I think.

Reply to Fresh_Start (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 06:02 PM

Jun 2017

Doesn't Congress have the ACA? Maybe it isn't actually required though.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)

2. Is that amendment part of this new bill?

Reply to Fresh_Start (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 06:10 PM

Jun 2017

Or just a hope?

riversedge

(70,242 posts)

3. When the House health bill passed, they passed a separate bill saying

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 06:14 PM

Jun 2017

that members of congress were included into the bill. I do not know why it was separate.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)

4. It's smart to make it separate.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 06:08 AM

Jun 2017

As part of the "art" of the deal, the Prez can sign the main bill and veto the annoying one. It gives vulnerable Repub representatives some cover.

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