FACT CHECK: Trump Says Obamacare Is 'Exploding.' It's Not

[mitty14u2]

What's working
1) The exchanges are stable ...

Supporters of the current health law received something of a boost last week with the Congressional Budget Office's initial assessment of the Republicans' bill. If the Affordable Care Act were kept in place, the CBO wrote, the exchanges wouldn't explode at all.

The nongroup market would probably be stable in most areas under either current law or the [Republican] legislation," the nonpartisan office wrote.

The CBO cites two reasons:

First, it said the law requiring people to buy insurance or pay a penalty works to bring people into the market, further stabilizing the customer base.

Second, and more importantly, a strong majority of people who buy insurance through the marketplaces get financial help from the government to pay their premiums, and those subsidies rise when premiums rise. So those people are likely to continue buying insurance through the marketplaces.

https://www.npr.org/2017/03/27/521441490/fact-check-trump-says-obamacare-is-exploding-its-not

Trump is Dangerous in so many ways to the whole country, BEWARE don,t be distracted by other news Taxes are the most important by far then any other News! We must be against any changes.

[BigmanPigman]

1. The cost is skyrocketing so he is a happy camper.

His Exec Order screwed me and millions of others and do not tell me otherwise. I have the numbers and the facts and have been dealing with this healthcare bullshit for 6 LOOOOONG years. I am broke, sick, and my rates in CA went up 30%...my out of pocket expenses on RX drugs, etc are taking over 50% of my income. I WAS a teacher who paid her own way through college (one time, two degrees) and busted my ass and saved every penny I ever earned and now I am sick, can not work and will die in pain after bankrupting my entire family Including my 83 year old parents (I am 55 and NO medicare). The Fucking Moron and his pals are getting their wish...bankrupt and kill Americans.
Merry Christmas and Happy 2018!

[wiggs]

2. So...let's say they are successful in throwing 13 million off insurance and

rates go up for millions of others, and bankruptcy rates go back up, and emergency room costs skyrocket.

Does anyone think those numbers and figures, those consequences will every be admitted or shown to the public by govt? They will call their actions a success regardless of the truth.

And many will believe. An amazing, dangerous state of affairs.

[customerserviceguy]

3. It may not be exploding

but it is surely in trouble. My lady (we're not married) will go off of her employer health care at the end of this coming August, and I will not be eligible to continue on as a domestic partner. Right now, I'm eyeing the potentiality of being uncovered from September 2018 to November 2020, when I turn 65 and am eligible for Medicare. It looks like that is a distinct probability, I will be able to load up on medicines I need from Canadian pharmacies, and I found out just yesterday that the Bi-Lo supermarket chain in my area will be able to give me my blood pressure medicine for free.

It will be over two years of living dangerously, but I do have a fair amount of money in my Health Savings Account that I can draw on if needed, but I sure don't want to piss it away on inflated health insurance premiums. Frankly, I have to hope that I won't be penalized in 2019 or early 2020 for going naked on health insurance.

I'll admit, I haven't looked into what possibilities I would have for ACA coverage in 2019 and 2020, when my only income will be Social Security. It might make sense to get into an ACA policy if I would not have to pay too much.