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Quiet Em

(1,158 posts)
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 02:49 PM Thursday

Do you think the con artist and Republicans are paying attention to the public outrage

on health care insurance denials? Because it's probably going to get a lot worse when they kick everyone with pre-existing conditions out of coverage again.

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RockRaven

(16,478 posts)
1. They don't give a shit. Their base and the general electorate reliably vote against
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 02:56 PM
Thursday

their personal material interests, even when the top issue is supposedly their personal material interests. The public is so reliably manipulated that TCF and Repugs probably feel like they can do anything and get away with it.

GoodRaisin

(9,613 posts)
2. They don't give a damn.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:03 PM
Thursday

They’ve got all their shills in place and ready to rip off America the forseeable future. Especially after Republicans get rid of the ACA.

BoRaGard

(3,072 posts)
3. Nope
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:05 PM
Thursday

G.O.P. figures we are all suckers and will distract ourselves with the next shiny thing.

BamaRefugee

(3,718 posts)
4. They''ll fast track deregulation on the health care industry. People are temporary. Profits are permanent.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:05 PM
Thursday

Irish_Dem

(59,162 posts)
5. Of course not. They could not care less about public outrage or sentiment.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:07 PM
Thursday

In fact they will have more fun gutting the health care if they know it will upset and kill people.

Tickle

(3,135 posts)
6. When do they start kicking them off
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:08 PM
Thursday

insurance for preexisting conditions?
That is when you will start to hear from them all

kimbutgar

(23,527 posts)
7. On January 20th he will be showing a big middle finger to the American people and won't give a damn about them and pay
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:11 PM
Thursday

Back his rich donors in the health care insurance industry! Whatever they want he will allow with no regulations. What’s going on now will look tame when the insurance companies screw people even more.

The dumb brainwashed people will get what they voted for and suffer.

tritsofme

(18,676 posts)
9. They could never find the votes to pass a law repealing guaranteed issue.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:14 PM
Thursday

ACA isn’t going anywhere.

haele

(13,621 posts)
11. Nope. They probably don't even care that a CEO was assassinated.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:16 PM
Thursday

He was only a Multi-Millionaire CEO. He can be replaced.

My FIL got to the position at Travellers Group back in the 90's where he could step up into a C-suite position.
He just couldn't agree to the idea that the bottom line for the Shareholders was more important than an efficient product and investing in it to make it better for the Customers. Also, he would have to put his family on the back-burner; company came first - which was tough with his beloved 3rd wife (even Laz's mom, his first wife, loved #3 as a friend) dying of Brain Cancer at the time.

So, no multi-millions for him. He ended up not regretting it in the least. He said most of the men at that level spent more time making deals and strategizing amongst themselves and let the VPs and Managers deal with customers or the product. They pretty much divorced themselves from the actual running of the business, and were all pretty much replaceable with any other person at that level.

Haele

Bettie

(17,346 posts)
14. Honestly, it's probably
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:17 PM
Thursday

spank bank material. So, they are paying attention because the love the outrage and the idea of people losing everything if they get sick.

Also, if they take the ACA away, the insurance companies won't have the 80/20 rule anymore:
https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/rate-review/#:~:text=The%2080%2F20%20Rule%20generally,%2C%20overhead%2C%20and%20marketing%20costs.
The 80/20 Rule generally requires insurance companies to spend at least 80% of the money they take in from premiums on health care costs and quality improvement activities. The other 20% can go to administrative, overhead, and marketing costs.

So, they can even reverse it, 80% Overhead (including executive compensation) 20% or less patient care. Collect the premiums, pay practically nothing in claims.

Also, if they take the ACA down, no more annual checkups or cancer screenings without digging in your own pocket for the cash.

And then, another pandemic will come along and people won't be able to afford to go to the doctor...

Sounds awesome. Just fucking great.

Midnight Writer

(23,084 posts)
16. No. Few people who support them will change their vote over this.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:23 PM
Thursday

And the ones who will change their vote will be worth trading for Big Money from Big Health Insurance.

Republicans piss in the face of their voters on nearly every issue every day, and they keep winning elections.

Republican voters don't think for themselves. They believe what they are told and they will do what they are told.

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