May 4, 20179 yr WASHINGTON (AP) - Relieved Republicans have pushed their prized health care bill through the House. The mostly party-line 217-213 vote advances a bill that addresses their longtime pledge to erase the 2010 Obama health care law. Thursday's vote sends the measure to the Senate. Many senators consider the House bill too harsh and it's expected to undergo substantial changes. House GOP votes to gut Obama health care law
May 4, 20179 yr Trumpcare could make sexual assault a pre-existing condition again — depending on where you live Prior to the passage of Obamacare, survivors of sexual assault who sought medical attention for injuries sustained during the assault could be denied coverage later on because rape was considered a pre-existing condition. The National Women’s Law Center launched a campaign at the time “Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition,” as Gina Scaramella from the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center recalled. Under the new MacArthur-Meadows Amendment in Trumpcare, states would be allowed to waive the ban on denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. It also allows states to waive preventative health services like vaccinations, mammograms and gynecological screenings. For those who survive a sexual assault, care can often be needed from the physical trauma as well as mental. Survivors can contract sexually transmitted infections and women can be impregnated, despite the claim that women’s bodies can “shut that whole thing down.”
May 4, 20179 yr Author I started a thread on the health care bill earlier today but if you want to hit it from this angle that's fine.
May 4, 20179 yr Author The bill passes the House 217-213. Senate will review and is expected address the bill in July. No Democrats voted for the bill and 20 Republicans crossed the aisle to vote against it.
May 5, 20179 yr Twitter is up in arms because a Republican Congressman admitted that he didn't read the entire bill before the vote....Umm, no one read the ACA before voting on that one either. Same story, just roles are reversed. And the cycle of ineptitude continues.
May 5, 20179 yr Author Dems seem to be focusing much of their attacks on the loss of coverage for those with pre-existing conditions and the big tax cut for the wealthy (those making over $200,000). It is going to be interesting to see the scoring on the bill by the OMB when it is completed. I wonder if the radical right will have second thoughts if those numbers look bad, like most think they will.
May 5, 20179 yr This repeal has a long way to go. I can't see it making it through Senate committees with some of these provisions. Trump may need to watch Schoolhouse Rock before he throws a parade. :lol2:
May 5, 20179 yr Dems seem to be focusing much of their attacks on the loss of coverage for those with pre-existing conditions and the big tax cut for the wealthy (those making over $200,000). It is going to be interesting to see the scoring on the bill by the OMB when it is completed. I wonder if the radical right will have second thoughts if those numbers look bad, like most think they will. Considering that's not in the bill at all, makes sense.
May 8, 20179 yr Trump just said Australia’s universal health care is “better” than the US system - Vox
June 15, 20179 yr Trump tells senators House health care bill is 'mean,' source says | Fox News :lol2:
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