Ron Brownstein: “The newest concepts from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to reconfigure the Inexpensive Care Act face the identical dilemma that each GOP various has confronted since Trump’s first time period: The plan would impose its best prices on key teams throughout the Trump-era Republican electoral coalition.”
“With the approaching expiration of enhanced subsidies that assist People purchase insurance coverage via the ACA, Republicans are staring down the political risk of huge premium hikes for as much as 20 million folks and the lack of protection for tens of millions extra. In response, Trump and key congressional Republicans have proposed to transform all or a part of the ACA subsidies into direct funds to people to pay for well being care.”
“That strategy may initially profit youthful and more healthy customers. However most specialists agree it might improve prices and diminish entry for older, lower-income and non-college-educated folks with better well being wants. And people older, working-class households are actually extra important to the Republican than Democratic electoral coalition.”
