Socialized Medicine by Stealth
Congress isn’t done socializing American medicine. Socialized medicine is “any of various systems to provide the entire population with complete medical care through government subsidization and regularization of medical and health services.” Penalty Gone, but Obamacare Remains
People are happy that the Obamacare penalty has ended. But just to be clear, the tax reform bill, which has been sent to President Trump today for his signature, does not repeal the ACA’s individual mandate or the penalty. It simply drops the penalty amount to zero. Dissension in The Swamp
President Trump promised to drain the swamp. But finding the plug in the boggy mire and pulling it out has proved difficult. That said, the swamp is no longer functioning with its usual efficiency. Congress is having more difficulty getting bills passed. There’s dissension in the ranks and impasse is common. That’s mostly a good thing. Working in Washington This Week
The National Physician Council of Health Care Policy, led by Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and California physician Marcy Zwelling, MD met November 4-6 in Washington, D.C. At the invitation of Dr. Zwelling, CCHF president Twila Brase gave a presentation on privacy: “Patient Privacy, Where Art Thou?” Fun & Fundraising with Fox News’ Pete Hegseth!
Last night, CCHF’s 2017 fundraising dinner was packed with individuals who heard a message of hope for the future of health freedom from CCHF president Twila Brase and Fox News’ Pete Hegseth. One audience member later said what she loved the most was the optimism! Much Afoot in Healthcare Land
The fight over Obamacare is not over. That said, the failed or stalled GOP proposals would have continued massive redistribution of worker’s wages to health plans—corporate socialized medicine—and not repealed the ACA. Republicans Should Tell the Truth
It’s not true. All claims about “repealing” the Affordable Care Act play loosey-goosey with the term “repeal” and they know it. None of the votes so far have been on a real repeal bill. This week, Senate Republicans wanted a political win, but they were not planning to repeal the ACA. Will Congress “Milk” the Middle Class?
Republicans want to “stabilize” the Affordable Care Act. That means they want to save it. The entire trajectory is away from repeal and toward a “fix.” Will President Trump Rob Peter?
Health plans are fear-mongering. They’re threatening to hike insurance premiums unless President Trump pays subsidies that even the Democrats refused to fund. Now the Congressional Budget Office piles on, agreeing that premiums will increase if Trump refuses to pay the ACA cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidies to health plans. The “Skinny Appeasement” Bill
Last week, the Republicans failed to pass the “skinny repeal” bill. Was that bad or was that good? And what now? See the end of this message for a time-sensitive ACTION ITEM. Donate Today!
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