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THREAD: @dylanlscott's latest raises an important point about the catch-22 of resolving the #MedicaidGap.
HOWEVER, it also notes that the #AmRescuePlan DOES include two OTHER vitally important #ACA 2.0 upgrades:
#KillTheCliff
#UpTheSubs 1/
HOWEVER, it also notes that the #AmRescuePlan DOES include two OTHER vitally important #ACA 2.0 upgrades:
#KillTheCliff
#UpTheSubs 1/
I've posted graphs showing how much households would save if the #ACA subsidy cliff was killed & subsidies beefed up, but those were based on an earlier subsidy table.
#HR1425, #HR369 and, I'm certain, the #AmRescuePlan use the NEW subsidy table: 2/
acasignups.net/21/02/03/aca-2…
#HR1425, #HR369 and, I'm certain, the #AmRescuePlan use the NEW subsidy table: 2/
acasignups.net/21/02/03/aca-2…
Assuming the #ACA survives SCOTUS *and* the #AmRescuePlan becomes law w/#KillTheCliff & #UpTheSubs, here's how much you could save based on the *average* benchmark premium price nationally. Depending on where you live, your household & income, this could vary widely. 3/
Dear @AOC: For someone who prides herself on being able to empathize with the poor & downtrodden, this statement is incredibly tone deaf and tunnel-visioned.
Yes, there are serious flaws w/the #ACA which need to be addressed...but it's a MASSIVE improvement over the pre-ACA era.
Yes, there are serious flaws w/the #ACA which need to be addressed...but it's a MASSIVE improvement over the pre-ACA era.
To be clear: You voted for #HR1425 this summer (essentially ACA 2.0), for which I applaud you.
But think about what you just said: You think it failed *in general* because it didn't work *for you and your immediate circle of co-workers*.
That doesn't mean it failed for others.
But think about what you just said: You think it failed *in general* because it didn't work *for you and your immediate circle of co-workers*.
That doesn't mean it failed for others.
The ACA vastly improved life for tens of millions of people.
It failed to improve life for other people, apparently including yourself. Fair enough. But making a blanket "it failed" statement because you don't feel it helped YOU specifically? Think about that stance a moment.
It failed to improve life for other people, apparently including yourself. Fair enough. But making a blanket "it failed" statement because you don't feel it helped YOU specifically? Think about that stance a moment.
MICHIGAN: John James tries explaining his position on healthcare policy again. It does not go well. acasignups.net/20/10/19/michi…
A lot of people have seen this clip of @JohnJamesMI (who's running for the U.S. Senate for the 2nd time) blurting out "I'm not a politician!" in response to being asked what he plans on replacing the #ACA with if it's struck down, as he has called for...
...however, that clip was cut off pretty abruptly, so I watched the entire segment to see if his *full* response was any better.
Short answer: It's *even worse* when you watch the whole thing in context.
Short answer: It's *even worse* when you watch the whole thing in context.
THREAD: The other day @paulkrugman correctly noted that assuming the Trump/GOP lawsuit to strike down the #ACA fails, @JoeBiden's healthcare proposal (which basically amounts to #ACA2wPO) would be a Big F*cking Deal: nytimes.com/2020/10/05/opi… 1/
Krugman notes that most of the #BidenCare focus has been on the Public Option which "in the near term would be much less important than other aspects of the plan."
The "other parts" he's referring to are primarily the "ACA 2.0" parts which I've been calling for for years. 2/
The "other parts" he's referring to are primarily the "ACA 2.0" parts which I've been calling for for years. 2/
As I noted in my updated analysis of #BidenCare, while there's a LOT going on in his plan, the parts Krugman refers to include killing the subsidy cliff, beefing up the subsidies, upgrading from silver to gold & autoenrolling low-income folks: 3/
acasignups.net/20/07/23/biden…
acasignups.net/20/07/23/biden…
📣 In light of both @thehowie & @pbump's comments: A couple of years back I crated a video explainer re. how the #ACA's 3-legged stool works and why covering pre-existing conditions w/out the rest of the ACA in place is a recipe for disaster. 1/
It's a bit out of date (it predates the mandate penalty actually being zeroed out by the GOP), but it's still a good overview:
Here's what the #ACA's 3-legged stool was originally supposed to look like. When people talk about "protections for coverage of pre-existing conditions", they're basically talking about the Blue Leg on the left: 
📣 THREAD: As I'm typing this, the U.S. House is debating #HR1425, aka the House #ACA2.0 bill (#ACEA). What does it include? LET'S DIVE IN! 1/
Here's my deep dive into #HR1425, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care *Enhancement* Act (#ACEA), which I've dubbed simply "#ACA2.0": 2/ acasignups.net/20/06/24/aca20…
