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(sigh) Over 7,500 people have "liked" her first tweet and over 1,200 have shared her misinformation. Worse yet, she's apparently an MD.

It's time once again for...The Three-Legged Stool®!
I can't believe I have to explain this over 10 years later, but under the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (the #ACA), INSURANCE CARRIERS CAN'T CHARGE HIGHER PREMIUMS TO PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR MEDICAL OR HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Here's how the #ACA's "3-legged stool" was designed (it's gone through a few changes over the years, most notably the federal individual mandate penalty being cut off & replaced with the World's Most Expensive Shim®):
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"Enhancements to ACA, Medicare and closing the Medicaid gap."

Sounds like it boils down to:
1. Making ARP subsidies permanent
2. Dental/Vision/Hearing for Medicare
3. Warnock/Ossoff/Baldwin Gap bill?

Wildcard: @SenatorSheehan's #S499 #SilverToGold, which could SAVE money!
The @UrbanInstitute recently estimated #S499 as costing around $350 billion net over a decade...but that *included* making the #AmRescuePlan's subsidies permanent, which are apparently already baked into the #AmFamiliesPlan regardless at an estimated cost of $163B. 1/
The rest of #SilverToGold would presumably cost ~$187 billion...but a more limited version might not end up costing anything net (instead of going to 85/90/95 AV, the upgrade might go to 90/95 only, with everyone over 300% FPL still getting a Gold 80 AV plan, for instance).
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🎉🎉🎉 The #ACAGoesTo11 TODAY...and #ACA 2.0 is on the way! #ACA11
At 11:00am, the House @EnergyCommerce Committee will be holding marathon hearings on not one, not two, but *18* different healthcare bills which would repair & strengthen the #ACA, #Medicaid & #CHIP. Here's the first 9 on the agenda: acasignups.net/21/03/17/prepa…
#HR1790 would reverse the Trump Admin's decision to modify how ACA subsidies & maximum out of pocket expenses are calculated. The Trump version made subsidies weaker/costs higher; reversing it would make subsides stronger/costs lower.
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Crossing my fingers and hoping that @SenatorShaheen's #S499 is included in the package. Not only would it make the #ARP's subsidy expansion permanent, it would also upgrade #ACA benchmark policies from Silver to Gold...and it would mostly pay for itself!
acasignups.net/21/03/17/prepa…
If #S499 becomes law (standalone or as part of the larger package), it would tackle the 2nd biggest complaint about the #ACA: High deductibles & other out of pocket expenses.

In short, EVERY #ACA enrollee could afford AT LEAST a Gold plan & most could get a Platinum-equivalent! Image
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📣 PREPARE THYSELF: #ACA2.0 IS HAPPENING (Part 1):
acasignups.net/21/03/17/prepa…
Short version: The expanded subsidies in the #AmRescuePlan are fantastic, but are only for 2 yrs & only reduce premiums, not deductibles/co-pays. if @SenatorShaheen's #S499 becomes law, not only would that expansion be made *permanent*...
...but it would also accomplish the SECOND major provision of @POTUS Biden's healthcare vision by *upgrading the benchmark #ACA plan* from SILVER to GOLD *and* upgrade *CSR* subsidies as well. Combined, this would dramatically cut down deductibles/other out of pocket expenses.
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📣 NEW: PREPARE THYSELF: It may be in fits & starts, but #ACA2.0 *is* happening:
acasignups.net/21/03/15/prepa…
Four years ago I posted my (now sorely outdated) list of 20 changes to the #ACA I'd make If I Ran The Zoo (yes, I understand how awkward that title is at the moment): acasignups.net/18/02/12/updat…
In January, Sen. @MarkWarner introduced his Health Care Improvement Act which includes many of the same provisions: warner.senate.gov/public/index.c…
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