Member of Amalgamated Arsonists can’t explain why houses keep catching fire
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But don’t worry. The arsonists have a plan to provide better houses.
Just as soon as the rest of the houses have burned down.
Trust them.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. issued the following statement regarding compelling data released today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in two new reports related to Obamacare – the Effectuated Enrollment report for the most recent enrollment period and the Health Insurance Exchanges Trends report. The reports show a decline in the number of Americans who have actually purchased coverage on the exchanges, with cost being a primary concern.
“Not surprisingly, as costs continue to go up, fewer Americans can afford to pay more and get less for healthcare. Many individuals and families across the country are tired of having their healthcare options dictated to them by Washington – particularly when those limited options are unaffordable. That’s why every day we are working on behalf of President Trump on solutions that will show a little humility from the federal government, equip states to serve their unique and diverse populations, and put healthcare decisions in the hands of patients, families, and their doctors.”
The only surprise is something tRump planned is actually working. As Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator for CMS noted in his opinion piece on the Senate’s cunning plan to destroy health care in order to save Americans from a policy created by a black man:
Sabotage: Given the unpopularity of the AHCA, Republicans have just one argument: Obamacare has failed. The GOP premise is “bad” beats “dead.” The problem is the facts don’t support this. Medicaid — which accounts for the bulk of the ACA coverage expansion — is successful, popular and bipartisan. The ACA’s individual insurance exchanges got off to an uneasy start, but after five years, insurer filings and independent reports all point to profitable insurers and stable or stabilizing markets — at least until President Trump intervened to rattle insurers.
Taking advantage of those now well-documented efforts to sabotage the ACA, McConnell is reportedly telling his members they have no choice but to pass a replacement. By acting fast, McConnell hopes to minimize the continuing and mounting evidence of sabotage as insurers file rates in places such as North Carolina and Pennsylvania that explicitly break out the specific impact of Trump’s sabotage.
CMS is also seeking public comments on how it can burn down more houses carry out Executive Order 13765, “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal.”
Because nothing says the Republicans are running the asylum like HHS and CMS looking for ways to fuck up the economy and the human beings who drive it by wrecking health care.
When the notice came out I assumed bots would working overtime to input the correct responses. But they’re up to 80 responses and haven’t released any, so it looks like people are providing wrongthink.
