Republicans are retreating from calls to repeal ObamaCare ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
Less than a year after the GOP gave up on its legislative effort to repeal the law, Democrats are going on offense on this issue, attacking Republicans for their votes as they hope to retake the House majority.
Antonio Delgado, a Democrat running for Rep. John Faso’s (R-N.Y.) seat, is running an ad saying Faso broke a promise to protect people with pre-existing conditions.
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Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42% approved and 53% disapproved. This is the first time a majority of Americans have approved of the healthcare law, also known as Obamacare, since Gallup first asked about it in this format in November 2012.
via GALLUP.
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The Senate leadership has taken the first dangerous step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act. Repeal of the ACA will pull the plug on the 30 million Americans who now depend on it for health care — not to mention the 57 million seniors and disabled who benefit every day from the ACA’s improvements to Medicare.
A broad swath of health-care constituencies weighed in on Thursday to oppose a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act, forming an uncommonly united front against a decision by the Trump administration not to defend significant parts of the law.
via Washington Post.
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Public support for ObamaCare has reached its highest level since the healthcare law’s creation in 2010, according to a new poll.
Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults approve of the Affordable Care Act in the Pew Research Center survey released Thursday, while 43 percent disapprove and 3 percent have no opinion.
via The Hill.
How the Affordable Care Act Helps Seniors.
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The ACA provides new ways to help hospitals, doctors and other health care providers coordinate care for beneficiaries so that health care quality is improved and unnecessary spending reduced. Improvements made in the ACA to Medicare preventive services and prescription drug coverage have lowered the out-of-pocket costs of millions of seniors.
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The ACA provides new ways to help hospitals, doctors and other health care providers coordinate care for beneficiaries so that health care quality is improved and unnecessary spending reduced. Improvements made in the ACA to Medicare preventive services and prescription drug coverage have lowered the out-of-pocket costs of millions of seniors.
via twitter.
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The ACA provides new ways to help hospitals, doctors and other health care providers coordinate care for beneficiaries so that health care quality is improved and unnecessary spending reduced. Improvements made in the ACA to Medicare preventive services and prescription drug coverage have lowered the out-of-pocket costs of millions of seniors.
Though the Affordable Care Act has so far withstood Trump administration sabotage and two Supreme Court challenges, the health care system goes through unnecessary shocks every time the law is threatened — and everyday people (especially older Americans) must live in constant fear of losing coverage.
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A federal judge’s ruling Friday declaring the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional reminds us what’s at stake for all Americans — but especially older citizens — if the law is overturned. The ACA included important protections for “near seniors” (aged 50-64) seeking affordable coverage, as well as significant improvements to Medicare.
These provisions were revolutionary when the ACA was passed in 2010, but have now become deeply ingrained in our health care system. Americans of all ages rightly expect that the law’s benefits will not be stripped away. That’s why Republicans had so much trouble repealing the ACA in 2017. And yet, the conservative onslaught against the law continues.
A federal judge’s ruling Friday declaring the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional reminds us what’s at stake for all Americans — but especially older citizens — if the law is overturned. The ACA included important protections for “near seniors” (aged 50-64) seeking affordable coverage, as well as significant improvements to Medicare.
These provisions were revolutionary when the ACA was passed in 2010, but have now become deeply ingrained in our health care system. Americans of all ages rightly expect that the law’s benefits will not be stripped away. That’s why Republicans had so much trouble repealing the ACA in 2017. And yet, the conservative onslaught against the law continues.
President Trump, whose administration has done everything in its power to undermine the Affordable Care Act (and refused to defend it in court), tweeted, “As I predicted all along, ObamaCare has been struck down as an UNCONSTITUTIONAL disaster! Now Congress must pass a STRONG law that provides GREAT healthcare.” Of course, that’s what Trump demanded before the disastrous GOP effort to replace and replace ObamaCare. And here we are.
