The ACA was never fully implemented. It was blocked at each step by Republicans.....

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Andy Slavitt? Verified account @ASlavitt 27m27 minutes ago

America should finally understand this:

The ACA was never fully implemented.

It was blocked at each step. 👇👇 1

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/13/trump-health-care-deal-is-clear-but-first-stop-gop-sabotage-medicaid-andy-slavitt-column/100348406/ …

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1. This is true

Through limiting Medicaid expansion (2012) and underfunding insurance risk corridors (2015) Republicans are already doing what they can to destroy the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

The GOP controls all branches of the Federal government now. So where is their plan?

All I see with Trump's latest stunt here is to threaten and set up a blame game. The bad part here is that words matter when you're the President and driving uncertainty into the market is spooking insurers. This affects us all. All of our rates and coverage.

This isn't governing.
This isn't public service.
This is more BS from an inexperienced "leader" who is bringing his bullying corporate managerial style to the Whitehouse. A style that has no place in Public Service. A style that has very negative implications for us all.

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58eebb13e4b0bb9638e13674

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2. we have known this for ages

but none of my Wisconsin DEMS would campaign on this info when I advised them to.....in 2016 elections.

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4. Sorry to hear that.

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3. "First, [Trump] needs to stop sabotaging Obamacare and indulging hardcore conservatives".

Donald Trump's path to health care victory: Andy Slavitt


https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/13/trump-health-care-deal-is-clear-but-first-stop-gop-sabotage-medicaid-andy-slavitt-column/100348406/

Andy Slavitt Published 5:01 a.m. ET April 13, 2017 | Updated 10:07 a.m. ET April 13, 2017


First he needs to stop sabotaging Obamacare and indulging hardcore conservatives.
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A little history is in order. Republican sabotage of the ACA predates Trump’s presidency. Championed first by outside groups and lawyers, one of the GOP’s biggest victories was stripping funding to insurers that was designed to keep rates from rising too fast. When Congress removed the money after the fact, among the first victims were a dozen or so new health plans called co-ops, included in the ACA to add competition in low-competition areas.

The law’s opponents went beyond garden-variety political tactics. They filed numerous lawsuits to cripple the ACA by pulling out core pieces. Insurers reported being warned by Republican congressional leaders not to participate. And, most notably, Republican governors or legislatures in 19 states turned down funds to cover millions under Medicaid.

The results of this sabotage include higher premiums, higher costs to taxpayers, millions of people in Southern and rural states left without insurance, and only one or two competitors left in many markets as insurers withdrew or were forced out of business. All so Republicans could point to the ACA and say, "See, it doesn't work."


So far the Trump administration is continuing that sabotage from the Oval Office. Standard & Poor reported last week that the exchanges are stable and the biggest impediments to success are now the administration’s own delays and potential tampering.

For instance, insurers are within weeks of setting their initial premium levels for 2018 and the administration hasn’t indicated whether it will continue payments that insurance companies use to reduce deductibles for low-income consumers. I met with a dozen insurance CEOs last week, each of whom told me that if funding isn’t confirmed by April 30, premiums will increase significantly — by 19% in one recent analysis.

How does Trump

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5. YES, this is so true.

And, sure, known for awhile, but it's an important fact that needs to be repeated, over and over, especially as 2018 elections approach.