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Originally Posted by Victor
this part is underreported but to me it seems like the most important. my understanding is that with these new rules, insurance prices will go way up, and insurance will not cover many situations. so, in effect, insurance is going to become meaningless for millions of ppl.
so it is a ton worse than just 20 some million ppl losing insurance, since it seems that nearly everyone else will be paying a ton of money for useless insurance.
Yep, insurance costs go way up for the poor, lower-middle class and all classes of older people. But if you are under 40 and don't qualify for ACA subsidies/Medicaid then your premiums will likely be flat to slightly down. Reason for the Wils to be ecstatic or at least live with Trumpcare until they get older, right? Wrong. Rs got rid of essential health care benefits, allow lifetime caps, AND got rid of the requirement that 85% of insurance premium dollars are spent on medical care.
Even if you are one of the lucky ones that aren't directly screwed and denied coverage all together, your premiums are flat because your insurance doesn't cover **** anymore, and now your insurance company is allowed to jack up their profits by selling you fake health insurance. So everyone but the super wealthy gets ****ed, some just a little more subtly than others.