Ban congress from group insurance

[rdking647]

Since the GOP thinks their healthcare plan is so good I have an idea. Ban congress from group policies. Make them buy individual policies only based in their home states. If the have a pre existing condition and their state lets insures discriminate then they are fucked just like everyone else

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Who's gonna do that? They're the law makers

and nobody else has the authority to change their benefits. I agree in principle but it won't happen because there isn't anyone who can make it happen but Congress. And they sure as hell won't do it.

[smirkymonkey]

3. Is there no way this can be challenged?

This is just so wrong. That they should all keep their insurance while dooming millions of Americans to death.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Nope. They get to do it their way.

The remedy is to vote their greedy asses out of office. That's all they care about anyhow.

[smirkymonkey]

6. Then we will just have to vote their greedy asses out of office.

The people of the red states have a lot to answer for.

[brendacoupons]

5. They get their insurance through the exchanges currently

And I believe that they will be required to get individual policies if the new program actually becomes law.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I think they get their insurance the same way other government employees do.

So it would be a group policy, even under whatever mess Trumpcare turns out to be. They did try to exempt themselves entirely (and stay on ACA), but somebody noticed and there was a big uproar. But even if they end up with the same insurance as the rest of us peons, they are all well-off and can afford the premiums anyhow. And those costs will be offset by their nice tax breaks.

[brendacoupons]

9. They don't get group insurance for federal employees anymore

they haven't for years.

They still get the same federal subsidy, however (72%) if they choose the gold policy on the DC exchange. If they choose anything else, they get no subsidy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. OK, thanks for the info.

But you know they'll manage just fine, somehow.

[smirkymonkey]

8. I hope they all come down with horrible, incurable diseases.

Nothing less would be sufficient punishment for what they have done.

[brendacoupons]

2. They already do n/t