The Senate voted 51-48 to begin the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act. January 4, 2017. This political body, this 115th Congress, would leave this nation's people vulnerable to the extreme with no health care, just to dismantle the legacy of President Obama, the first President to ever pass universal health care in America that no other President was able to do before him. - Alice Belcher (2017).
Cited FBook share (2017):
“1. To end coverage for preexisting conditions, veterans benefits, and aid to rural hospitals.
2. To remove discrimination protection for women in healthcare.
3. Against the provision allowing children to remain on their parent's insurance till the age of 26.
4. To cut off funding for the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
5. Against ACA contraceptive coverage and maternity care provision.
6. To direct committees to send budget legislation to defund and repeal the Affordable Care Act.
For those who get health insurance through work, no pre-existing conditions. Lifetime caps for coverage are back for everyone.
Real and disastrous actions are being taken that will affect more than just the 20-30 million people who will lose their health care coverage and the 3 million people who will lose their jobs.
Despite their assertions of this being an action to "repeal and replace," no viable alternative plan has been proposed.
The House votes Friday.
As of this moment, no replacement exists.” -- Facebook (1/16/2017).
