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pnwmom

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7. If she cares about Medicare, tell her this will be the first step toward coupon-care.

Reply to Lady_Chat (Original post)

Tue Mar 21, 2017, 04:15 AM

Mar 2017

Vouchers for the elderly poor is the ultimate goal of Paul Ryan, replacing Medicare for everyone.

Obamacare includes a special tax for people with non-salary income above $250K -- and that money is specifically directed toward shoring up Medicare; helping make it solvent.

They want to repeal that tax, which will then weaken Medicare, so they can kill it off in a few years.

This is part of why the AARP opposed the ACHA.

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Please, need some help with understanding the republican health care plan [View all] Lady_Chat Mar 2017 OP

I know they're still working on it, but last I heard Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #1

I think poster above is correct. The biggest issue with the GOPer plan, short-term, is amount of Hoyt Mar 2017 #2

I also ran across this explanatory video in my travels Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #3

The republican bill would roll back the expansion of Medicaid which provided coverage to more still_one Mar 2017 #4

And I think they are putting lifetime caps back on the plans MiniMe Mar 2017 #5

Three main reasons fewer people will be covered: wishstar Mar 2017 #6

If she cares about Medicare, tell her this will be the first step toward coupon-care. pnwmom Mar 2017 #7