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Good lord. The first 2 anti-expansion speakers during public comment are just spewing utter garbage.
The first Zoom speaker is claiming that if they expand Medicaid, it will somehow cause people to WANT to earn less so that they'll qualify for it. Which might make some sense if the rest of the ACA didn't exist for those who earn more, or if they could afford ANY coverage NOW.
The second Zoom speaker claims that Wyoming has crappy oversight over Medicaid waste/fraud/abuse, therefore they shouldn't expand it. Here's an idea: Expand it *and* improve your oversight process? Just spitballing here.
đź“Ł WONKY BUT IMPORTANT:
CMS releases 2nd half of #NBPP2022 rule; will save #ACA enrollees $400 in out of pocket costs; COBRA SEP & more! acasignups.net/21/04/30/cms-r…
CMS releases 2nd half of #NBPP2022 rule; will save #ACA enrollees $400 in out of pocket costs; COBRA SEP & more! acasignups.net/21/04/30/cms-r…
1. CMS is rejecting a Trump rule re. how maximum out of pocket (MOOP) expenses are increased; by reverting back to the prior formula, the MOOP increase will be $400 - $800 less than it otherwise would have been.
2. CMS has confirmed that those taking advantage of the #AmRescuePlan's COBRA subsidies thru September WILL be able to switch to an #ACA plan for October - December via a Special Enrollment Period! (this is a big deal for several million people).
THREAD: This morning, Trump's CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, posted a press release claiming that Trump Admin actions have "caused rates to drop for the first time." This is...stretching things, to put it mildly. 1/
acasignups.net/18/10/11/sigh-…
acasignups.net/18/10/11/sigh-…
2/ FIRST, the "1.5% drop" @SeemaCMS refers to only applies to on-exchange plans, only includes 39 states, and only applies to the benchmark plans. When you include all 50 states, all plans at all metal levels and off-exchange enrollees, it's +3.1%.
acasignups.net/rate-hikes/2019
acasignups.net/rate-hikes/2019
3/ SECOND, it's true that even +3.1% is still a lot smaller than prior years...which is why you have to look at WHY premiums increased so much for 2018 LAST year. About 60% of that ~27% increase was due SPECIFICALLY to Trump Admin actions: CSR cut-off + other assorted factors:
There is a lot going on but one thing that terrifies me the most is what @realDonaldTrump & the @GOP are doing to our healthcare.
There was a vote today to try and 🛑 the sale of #JunkInsurance
Democrats, the minority party, lost. Not w/out a fight!
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
There was a vote today to try and 🛑 the sale of #JunkInsurance
Democrats, the minority party, lost. Not w/out a fight!
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Do you know what is NOT covered in the junk plans?
coverage for maternity care, prescription drugs, emergency services, mental health services, preventive care (including contraceptives), and hospitalization.
coverage for maternity care, prescription drugs, emergency services, mental health services, preventive care (including contraceptives), and hospitalization.
Know who can’t get #JunkInsurance
these plans often don’t cover pre-existing conditions, sick people often can’t qualify for coverage & healthy ppl would have cheaper ins plans w/little to no basic coverage-sounds great, healthy people can get cheap coverage that covers nothing?
these plans often don’t cover pre-existing conditions, sick people often can’t qualify for coverage & healthy ppl would have cheaper ins plans w/little to no basic coverage-sounds great, healthy people can get cheap coverage that covers nothing?
If you’re a scam artist peddling junk health insurance, the Trump administration has your back. If you’re a person with a pre-existing condition, the Trump administration is making your health care worse. #NoJunkPlans
Junk plans are a scam on people with pre-existing conditions like heart disease, cancer, or mental health illness. #Junkplans exist to prey on older Americans, on women, on the less fortunate. #NoJunkPlans
The Affordable Care Act was designed to ELIMINATE junk insurance. By attacking the ACA & reviving junk plans, the Trump administration is turning back the clock on health care. #NoJunkPlans
I’m joining @SenatorBaldwin & my @SenateDems colleagues in an effort to overturn the Trump admin’s expansion of #junkplans that would turn back the clock on health care. With this discharge petition, we can force a vote on the Senate floor to say no to junk plans. #RonReport
@SenatorBaldwin @SenateDems #Junkplans let scam artists & insurance companies rip people off & make their health care worse. They bring back annual spending caps that hurt people when they get sick. They’re filled w/ loopholes to allow insurance companies to deny coverage to people w/ preexisting conditions
@SenatorBaldwin @SenateDems We will fight to save the health care protections for millions of Americans and their families. #ProtectOurCare
⚠️⚠️ THREAD: Trump/GOP #ACASabotage is costing #ACA enrollees even more than you thought. Here’s why (warning: graphs ahead!)
1/ Every year during the off season, I spend countless hours digging into hundreds of wonky insurance carrier rate filing forms to analyze the weighted average rate increases for the following year.
2/ I then compile a table which breaks these averages out on a state-by-state basis, and I have a pretty damned good track record of accuracy, if I say so myself.
