Ryan: Health care plan must change to pass the House

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Mike DeBonis, Elise Viebeck and David Weigel March 15 at 7:21 PM

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that his health care proposal must change to pass the House, marking a significant retreat from his earlier position that the carefully crafted legislation would fail if altered.

The shift came after a private meeting of House Republicans from which Ryan (R-Wis.) emerged to tell reporters that his proposal to revise the Affordable Care Act would “incorporate feedback” from the rank-and-file. Ryan attributed the change of strategy to the impact of an analysis issued Monday by the Congressional Budget Office. Among other details that prompted a fresh round of criticism of the proposal was a projection that 14 million fewer Americans would be insured after one year under the Republican plan.

Ryan backed away on Wednesday from his previous rhetoric of calling the measure’s fate a “binary choice” for Republican lawmakers.

“Now that we have our score ... we can make some necessary improvements and refinements to the bill,” he said, referring to the CBO’s estimate of the impact on the number of those covered by health insurance and what the GOP proposal would cost.

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[geek tragedy]

1. How's he going to appease the Tea Nuts while reducing the coverage losses? nt

[cstanleytech]

2. Knowing Ryan he will probably double down and try to pass it so it cuts

it all because it seems most of the more vocal Repugnants are pissed because it still provides "some" help for some people and those sociopaths dont want anyone thats not wealthy to get any help.

[Trenzalore]

8. It won't pass the Senate

If the house conservatives get their hands on it, it is DOA in the Senate. It is why Ryan tried the take it or leave it approach to begin with.

[LOL Lib]

3. My Grandpa was a dairy farmer. He had a saying that is appropriate here.

Paul Ryan has to re-lick his calf. This means go back and redo his shitty health care plan.

[Skittles]

4. HAHAHAHAHA

FUCK YOU RYAN

[Trenzalore]

5. They are screwed

The only way they can pass it is by appeasing the hard right. If it goes to the Senate in that state it is dead on arrival.

Senators have to run state wide campaigns and aren't in the luxury of creative districts. When you have Tom Cotton of all people worried about people losing care you know they are in trouble.

Either way for democrats its good news. If they can pass anything they will have to appease the hard right which accelerates people losing coverage to a mid-term year instead of putting it off 4-5 years. I say this hoping nobody loses coverage and this goes down in flames but I'd prefer they accelerate it if they are going to pass it so that they lose bigly in 2018.

[gibraltar72]

6. Nah

it's the perfect blend of incompetence and cruelty just as it's written.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Free health care for the Job Creators (remember them?)

all others pay cash

[George II]

9. Didn't he say this earlier today?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141728862

Paul Ryan foresees no major changes in Republican healthcare plan

Can he finally make up his mind?

[mtngirl47]

10. Who knew healthcare was so hard?

[elmac]

11. just change it to single payer

and everyone, who matters, will be happy

[Equinox Moon]

12. I agree. Many do.

Single payer, coverage for all.

[Dustlawyer]

13. In a world with no Special Interests and corrupt politicians (fantasy)

they could look at what is working in other countries and what health care truly costs per capita. We all would be pleasantly to surprised to say the least at how good and affordable it could be compared to the racket it has become!

I hope these butt wipes have nightmares for what they plan on doing to us. Some have zero conscience, but some will be haunted later! They will deserve every bit of it and more!

[Blue Idaho]

14. He's dead Jim...

Even Dr. McCoy can't reserect this POS wealth distribution stunt hiding as a health care bill. Now watch them let the ACA crash from neglect. Their plan is to blame Democrats for everything - but they seem to have forgotten how that all worked out when they shut the government down. These are not smart people.

[Marthe48]

15. Didn't this sociopathic loser just say no changes to his precious?

None of these idiots understand about TIVO. or other recording capabilities.

I call him sociopath, because even though he has been reviled for the last week, he shows absolutely no change in expression. He can't possibly possess a soul.

[xor]

18. Who is more sociopathic, Ryan or ones who don't want to pass it because it doesn't make it even

harder for many poor to middle-class to get real health care? We have some pretty twisted people in this country.

[Marthe48]

21. THat's a tough question

my answer has to be: all of them. But Ryan is one of the dead-eyed wonders that get more coverage.

[CountAllVotes]

16. Leave it the way it is Eddie!

That way it will be kicked to the curb!

Farewell!

[Thor_MN]

17. They have been working for seven years and this pile of shit is all they have to show for it?

If my work product were 7 years overdue and an unworkable piece of crap, I wouldn't have a job...

[JudyM]

23. Fantasy: the media hammers them on this very point. They all ran on it and they completely failed.

[Midnight Writer]

19. Trump will get a higher subsidy here than I will. No means test.

[Javaman]

20. they will leave everything the way it is and present it as the repuke plan

calling it trumpcare.

all the repuke trench workers will hail it as a brilliant "overhaul", calling it much better than Obamacare! LOL

that will happen.

[librechik]

22. "not nearly enough profit or certain death in current version."

he nearly said aloud

[Sunlei]

24. Republicans CRAFTED IN TWO DAYS "PLAN", Even God took a week! ACA took SEVEN YEARS.

[LeftInTX]

25. It passed the Budget Committee overnight

I don't think they are going to make changes. 3 Rs voted "no".
There was another thread.on DU on who is voting "no".

[regnaD kciN]

26. Or they can just throw up their hands and repeal the ACA...

...with a replacement to come in the indefinite future.

[geretogo]

27. Single payer . Medicare for all . Problem solved for all , except the the sociopaths and Banksters

on Wall Street .

[no_hypocrisy]

28. Ryan will return to "We'll vote to repeal this week and vote later on the replacement".

He can get the votes for a repeal while lying about replacing the ACA.