"...House Republicans now have produced a second version of the bill, which has been improved so as to draw support from the Freedom Caucus.
But what exactly is going on? What would the new House bill do?
Can the Senate improve it, and if so, how?
And, should conservatives support the current House proposal?
By far the most coherent discussion of these questions that I have seen comes from Peter Nelson, one of America’s top health care experts.
...He has drafted a simple, clear, three-page explication of what the current bill contains, why conservatives should support it, and how it should be improved by the Senate.
For clarity and information value, I haven’t seen anything like it.
Peter’s memo is being distributed by national organizations to every member of Congress and their staffs.
It is expected to have a great deal of influence as the debate over Obamacare repeal proceeds.
Here it is, hot off the press:"
- Establish a program to guarantee coverage to people with preexisting conditions through a high-risk pool. Prior to Obamacare, a few states operated successful high risk pools that kept premiums affordable for the general population while at the same time provided high quality care at an affordable price to people with high risks.
- Establish an invisible high-risk pool that allows people with preexisting conditions to access the same coverage as everyone else.Traditional high risk pools have been criticized because they segregate high risks from the rest of the market. A state may want to segregate high risks for funding purposes only while at the same time giving high risks the ability to shop for any product in the market.
- Create a new marketplace for high risks where insurers compete to tailor products to specific conditions. In the current market, insurers design products to avoid high risks. States could create a new market for high risks where insurers tailor products to specific conditions, such as cancer and diabetes..."
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