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Showing Original Post only (View all)To Be Clear - Everyone's Healthcare Will Be Affected [View all]
It isn't just going to be millions of people thrown off Medicaid.
It isn't just going to be millions of people who won't be able to afford Obamacare.
What will hospitals and doctors do when people start showing up with no insurance and with no means to pay their bills? Will they eat the costs? How long can they survive doing that?
People who have good insurance are going to see their premiums and deductibles skyrocket.
This Big Ugly Death Bill is going to affect way more than 14.7 million people.
Dems should have been doing Town halls with actual people in the audience, telling their stories about how this awful Bill will devastate their lives.
Time Matters.
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My Medicare Part B increased 5.90% while my Medicare Supplement increased 6.58%.
progree
Jun 2025
#50
yes , that is what they want us to do, go bankrupt so they can soak us more .
AllaN01Bear
Jun 2025
#3
Another FAILURE of capitalism-must improve profits every year and the common man can be raided
Stargazer99
Jun 2025
#12
It's not just retirees, either. We had UH a couple of years ago (not as seniors) and neither my pulmonologist
LauraInLA
Jun 2025
#36