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sabbat hunter

(7,091 posts)
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 07:57 PM Dec 8

Where is the Senate GOP healthcare plan?

Today was supposed to be the day it was going to be released by Sen. Majority Leader Thune? Also he was supposed to allow a vote on the Democratic Party plan. Silence on both parts from Thune. Why is no one in the news saying a peep about the lack of a plan from Thune? Even AP news which tends to be among the most balanced is not pursuing this story.

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Where is the Senate GOP healthcare plan? (Original Post) sabbat hunter Dec 8 OP
Today's the day! WestMichRad Dec 8 #1
It's a dozy............. Lovie777 Dec 8 #2
They've updated it from what we saw last time Jerry2144 Dec 8 #3
Don't get sick Conjuay Dec 8 #8
Don't worry, they'll have one in two weeks - bank on it!! hatrack Dec 8 #4
Check the toilet, or the local cemetery... Jack Valentino Dec 8 #5
What's they're hurry? LogDog75 Dec 8 #6
Don't get sick, but if you do, Die. And die Quickly. mackdaddy Dec 8 #7
Pretty hard to come up with a health care plan when... Xolodno Dec 8 #9
They want sabbat hunter Dec 8 #10
I'm not really sure what you mean? I've seen lots of articles discussing this. tritsofme Dec 8 #11
They say, damn we already work twice as hard as Congress. Emile Dec 8 #12
Where's the Epstein files? Iggo Dec 8 #13

Lovie777

(21,713 posts)
2. It's a dozy.............
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 08:10 PM
Dec 8

if it is same garbage GQP has been spouting, it would bankrupt 1/2 of the country.

Jerry2144

(3,175 posts)
3. They've updated it from what we saw last time
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 09:03 PM
Dec 8

It’s now:

Don’t get sick. And if you do, F off and die quickly.

Jack Valentino

(4,338 posts)
5. Check the toilet, or the local cemetery...
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 09:31 PM
Dec 8

They'd settle for either, as the final destination of all us serfs and peasants....

UNLESS---- (GASP!) they haven't actually been born yet!

Xolodno

(7,313 posts)
9. Pretty hard to come up with a health care plan when...
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 09:59 PM
Dec 8

...the current plan is exactly what they had proposed before. That being the ACA, also known as Obamacare. They know they need to reinstate the subsidies, but painted themselves into a corner.

They could go with Nixon's or Reagan's plan. Couple of problems, one they have already long since denounced those plans as communist. Second they need to be reworked for today, and that is not going to get done in a couple of weeks. Nor has there been any other ideas other than going back to the way things were. Which some of them want, but they know that will be political suicide.

The whole "we want to offer people a choice on plans" is bullshit. Some states can only support one health insurance company with the population they have. Unless they allow cross state or regional buy in. But that takes regulation away from the state and federalizes it, something else they don't want.

They fucked themselves. Too bad everyone else is going to feel it.

sabbat hunter

(7,091 posts)
10. They want
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 10:05 PM
Dec 8

cross state buy in of insurance, that way only the worst plans in the state with the fewest plans, and lowest coverage would be available.

tritsofme

(19,792 posts)
11. I'm not really sure what you mean? I've seen lots of articles discussing this.
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 10:34 PM
Dec 8

Republicans are not likely to offer a single alternative, because they are so divided.

Schumer’s three year extension of ACA subsidies will get a vote this week, but it is not expected to pass.

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