Ryan: ‘Tomorrow, We’re Proceeding’ on American Health Care Act

For many Americans, it got worse.

Debate in Congress about the fate of Obamacare should begin with this truth: The Affordable Care Act in its current form is disintegrating, and without a substantive fix Americans across the economic spectrum will either lose their health insurance or be priced out of using their policies.

It’s make or break time for the GOP health care plan created to replace Obamacare, with the next 24 to 36 hours being critical for the controversial bill.

Quickly, the silver lining that plan is that the deficit would shrink by $337 million over 10 years. How? However, given the relatively limited amount of money involved, we conclude that future changes along these lines would be likely to only marginally increase CBO’s estimate of the level of insurance coverage under the AHCA.

Obama additionally urged lawmakers to “build on this law” rather than adopt a measure that would harm Americans’ health. There is no acknowledgment that we had a “free market” before the Affordable Care Act, and it failed to provide affordable coverage to many, driving thousands of people out of the market and increasing the cost of employer coverage tremendously. And two-thirds of the tax cuts would benefit the top 20 percent of taxpayers.

We conclude that the changes made by the manager’s amendment will not meaningfully alter CBO’s earlier prediction that the AHCA would substantially reduce insurance coverage. It means choices other than relying on emergency room care when their children get sick. The other 97 percent of health services are STD testing, cancer screening, prenatal services and STD testing. Given that Latinos suffer disproportionately from certain conditions, these preventive services are particularly important to our community. Republicans can’t lose more than 21 members of their party and still pass the bill, since no Democrats are expected to support it. “Nobody knew health care could be so complicated”. The new bill would offer refundable tax credits for citizens to purchase health insurance instead of slapping Americans with fines for not being covered. Many of those people would see big changes if the Republican healthcare bill in the works in Congress now becomes law.

Health care is a priority issue for Latino voters and they are paying attention. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. “That’s why the AARP has come out so strongly against this bill, is because what this does to Medicare”. “I urge you to vote against the (American Health Care Act) and any subsequent proposal which would diminish the quality or affordability of health care for the people of Syracuse”.