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Old 26-09-2017, 13:58   #2187
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Re: U.S President: Donald Trump

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Originally Posted by Mick View Post
It's a massive failure on 2nd branch of Government this (Congress). Millions of Americans suffering huge increases to premiums. But of course Trump will be the scapegoat. It's not Trump's job to legislate, only agree to sign them into law or veto them.
He made promises he couldn't keep and discussed how simple it would be to deliver better healthcare at a fraction of the cost. That's on him. Should've remembered it's not his job to legislate.

Trump's behaviour around funding the ACA is responsible for at least part of the premium increases. His administration is responsible for various Machiavellian actions geared towards degrading the quality and increasing the cost of care provided via the ACA.

http://health.oliverwyman.com/conten...arket_unc.html

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Two market influences, in particular, are complicating 2018 rate setting: the uncertainty surrounding continued funding of cost sharing reduction (CSR) payments and the question of how the relaxation of the individual mandate will impact enrollment and risk pools.

New analysis by Oliver Wyman projects that up to two-thirds of 2018 rate increases will be due to the uncertainty surrounding these two market influences. For example, if an insurer submits a rate increase of 30 percent, two-thirds of that increase will be attributable to the CSR and individual mandate uncertainty.
If they have any sense they'll just get on with Medicaid for all with private insurance top-up plans. There's a really good reason why nowhere else in the developed world follows the US model.
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