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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 04:32 PM Sep 2017

AARP: Older Americans to pay $16K more under GOP ObamaCare repeal

AARP: Older Americans to pay $16K more under GOP ObamaCare repeal
BY PETER SULLIVAN - 09/21/17 09:30 AM EDT

A new study from the AARP finds that older people could pay as much as $16,174 more per year for health coverage under the Republican bill to repeal ObamaCare sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.).

The bill “threatens to make health care unaffordable and inaccessible for millions of older Americans,” AARP, which opposes the measure, writes in the report.

The study finds that on average nationwide, a 60-year-old making $25,000 per year would have to pay as much as $16,174 more per year for health insurance. That is a result of the possible elimination of two kinds of ObamaCare subsidies, which help people afford their premiums and out of pocket costs.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/351703-aarp-older-americans-to-pay-16k-more-under-gop-obamacare-repeal
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AARP: Older Americans to pay $16K more under GOP ObamaCare repeal (Original Post) workinclasszero Sep 2017 OP
I wonder why the elder Trumpsters SummerSnow Sep 2017 #1
Because they are stupid hateful assholes workinclasszero Sep 2017 #4
Yes. LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #7
They'll support him to their grave. As long as the black guy is not in the Oval. SummerSnow Sep 2017 #9
Well "elders" get Medicare and will not support any marybourg Sep 2017 #6
No one making $25,000.00 per year is going to pay that. SamKnause Sep 2017 #2
Bingo! workinclasszero Sep 2017 #5
Yep. The more that die before reaching SS retirement - 62 - or qualify for Medicare - 65 stopbush Sep 2017 #8
You have definitely got republican death care workinclasszero Sep 2017 #11
Truly tragic underpants Sep 2017 #3
That only happens if your state is run by GOPers who apply for a waiver and have it granted. Hoyt Sep 2017 #10
AARP: The GOP's motto is "Fuck you! What were you planning on doing, taking it with you!" TheBlackAdder Sep 2017 #12
Kick. dalton99a Sep 2017 #13
They vote overwhelming for Trump and Republicans taught_me_patience Sep 2017 #14
 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
4. Because they are stupid hateful assholes
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 04:39 PM
Sep 2017

who think Trump is on their side right up to the second they die from a treatable medical issue that will no longer be covered by their fucking hero's death care bill!

marybourg

(12,633 posts)
6. Well "elders" get Medicare and will not support any
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 04:40 PM
Sep 2017

infringement on it. We're really talking about 55 - 65 year olds who don't have employer-provided insurance. Maybe it's because I'm older than that, but I don't consider them "elders". What ever happened to "middle-aged"? I know, "elders" is more sympathy-inducing, but is it accurate? Or is that irrelevant to today's media?

SamKnause

(13,108 posts)
2. No one making $25,000.00 per year is going to pay that.
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 04:36 PM
Sep 2017

That is their goal.

They want us to die, and die quickly.

EVIL FUCKING LIARS !!!!!!!!!!!

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
8. Yep. The more that die before reaching SS retirement - 62 - or qualify for Medicare - 65
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 04:42 PM
Sep 2017

the less $ the feds need to shell out in entitlement benefits.

Of course, the ultimate goal is to privatize those systems and to grab that money as pure profit. The beauty is that you'll still have millions of people paying into those programs from age 18-62 who will never draw a cent in benefits because they die before reaching retirement age.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
10. That only happens if your state is run by GOPers who apply for a waiver and have it granted.
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 04:43 PM
Sep 2017

Another good reason for me and others to move from red states and those where GOPers have been elected over the years.

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