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14. Part of the playbook is similar -- like in 2017, borrow heavily from the ACA but vastly underfund it

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 10:05 AM

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The Republicans, back in 2017, came up with a plan pushed by tRump that came within one vote of passing

The AHCA (American Health Care Act) and the BCRA (Better Care Reconciliation Act), which were remarkably similar to the ACA except vastly underfunded -- such that premiums were expected to be much much higher (and coverage weaker) for most people, leading the CBO to estimate 22 million people would lose insurance as a result. Yet it came just one vote short of passing.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20767877

Since 2017 (8 years ago), nothing. Well except what's in the OP.

I thought he had kinda withdrawn what's in the OP after a lot of GOP pushback? I'm having such a hard time keeping up with TACO.

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