The Rush To Repeal the ACA (Obamacare)...

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What follows is the letter sent to congressional leadership regarding efforts to reform the health care system. It is from the American Medical Association (AMA) and it make reasonable sense.

Without a doubt the majority of Americans very likely agree with the AMA's position. We are reprinting the letter in it's entirety, with proper attribution as well as linking to the AMA.

Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan and Leader Pelosi:

On behalf of the physician and medical student members of the American Medical Association (AMA), I am writing regarding our ongoing commitment to reform of the health care system and potential legislative actions during the first months of the 115th Congress.

The AMA has long advocated for health insurance coverage for all Americans, as well as pluralism, freedom of choice, freedom of practice, and universal access for patients. These policy positions are guided by the actions of the AMA House of Delegates, composed of representatives of more than 190 state and national specialty medical associations, and they form the basis for AMA consideration of reforms to our health care system.

Health system reform is an ongoing quest for improvement. The AMA supported passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) because it was a significant improvement on the status quo at that time. We continue to embrace the primary goal of that law—to make high quality, affordable health care coverage accessible to all Americans. We also recognize that the ACA is imperfect and there a number of issues that need to be addressed. As such, we welcome proposals, consistent with the policies of our House of Delegates, to make coverage more affordable, provide greater choice, and increase the number of those insured.

In considering opportunities to make coverage more affordable and accessible to all Americans, it is essential that gains in the number of Americans with health insurance coverage be maintained.

Consistent with this core principle, we believe that before any action is taken through reconciliation or other means that would potentially alter coverage, policymakers should lay out for the American people, in reasonable detail, what will replace current policies. Patients and other stakeholders should be able to clearly compare current policy to new proposals so they can make informed decisions about whether it represents a step forward in the ongoing process of health reform.

We stand ready to work with you to continue the process of improving our health care system and ensuring that all Americans have access to high quality, affordable health care coverage.

Sincerely,
James L. Madara, MD

We note here the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget states that a full repeal of the ACA would cost $350 billion through 2027 under conventional scoring and $150 billion under dynamic scoring.

For reasonable folks the only sensible course of action is for congress to adopt a go slow approach and finally pass legislation that accomplishes the core principals of the AMA.

Comments

  1. It appears to me that the republicans don't have an idea in hell fnwhat to do. They are like deers caught in the headlights.

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  2. "Make America Sick Again" has a familiar ring for some reason.

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  3. I know how to tweak the PPACA....

    More regulation. How else can we control premium hike grabs, runaway profits by insurance companies and hospitals, unethical billing practices? Out-of-control salaries? Money grabs by Big Pharma? Outrageous false costs for simple procedures, for tiny amounts of cheap and widely available medicines. Amplified costs for ER treatment. Amplified costs for those involved in LTC? Allowing the advertising of extremely dangerous prescription drugs on television, for the sake of the Goddess? The only way to improve it that I can see clear would be massive regulation. This might involve a slight increase in regulatory bureaucracy and legal teams to ensure proper compliance.

    I would think the republicans would favor letting Mr. Hand see what he can do first as far as competition and market forces. The truth is republicans have just been playing to the people who can't abide by their own costs going up a farthing just so that the uninsured can get in line to check in at the doctor's office. Better to let them give up alcohol and cigarets. Maybe they can eat more healthy.

    Let them eat cake.

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    1. "I would think the republicans would favor letting Mr. Hand ...."

      I puzzled over that one for a bit, and figured it was a Mr Bill reference.

      Trump as Mr Hand, and the American public as Mr Bill put in danger, decapitated, melted, destroyed by Mr. Hand.

      "Oh Nooooo!!!!"

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