[nfb-talk] Where the Senate Health Care Bill Fails

[Karen Rose]

And remember blindness is a pre-existing condition

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> On Jun 26, 2017, at 8:40 AM, Jack Heim via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin published an op-ed piece in the NYT today explaining his objection to the Republican health care bill.
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> Here is a quote, "it also boosts spending on subsidies, and it leaves in place the pre-existing-condition rules that drive up the cost of insurance for everyone."
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> Can we all agree that the subsidies and the rule on pre-existing conditions benefit disabled people a great deal? It would be bad for blind people in general if those things were to be done away with, right? Essentially, Senator Johnson is objecting to the bill because it still does too much. There certainly is a chance that the bill will be modified before it passes but there is, in fact, a good chance it will be made worse! Anyone who thinks the Republican majority in the Senate won't be willing to make the changes Senator Johnson demands is fooling themselves.
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> A link to the op-ed piece:
> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/opinion/senate-health-care-bill.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-#continues-post-newsletter
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> Jack Heim, john at johnheim.com
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