CONGRESS INTERFERENCE ON THE ACA OR OBAMA CARE
Below are two important sources that demonstrates that our divided Congress will allow only few bills likely to pass because in Congress is a mix idea system with many representatives that are representing different interest in Congress. Therefore, our goal is to learn how to convince or persuade representatives to support our single-payer system, which is more likely to be rejected by the republicans members in Congress.
- ACA medical device and health insurance taxes are each scheduled to take effect January 1, 2020. Congress has postponed them several times due to opposition from the affected industries, and we expect it will expend considerable energy attempting to do so again. Whether it will succeed depends more on the political environment and its capacity for bipartisanship than on the policies themselves.
- Efforts to repeal and replace the ACA are likely dead, but Senate Republicans may continue trying to weaken the law by allowing broader use of plans that provide benefit packages that fall short of ACA requirements. The White House has already advanced rules to expand access to short-term plans and association health plans that do not cover maternity care, mental health coverage, prescription drugs, and other health benefits deemed essential under the ACA. There may be additional congressional action on these issues, but with a divided Congress the outcome is unclear.
BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY THE CONGRESS
- Senate Bill 1129: A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. SANDERS
- HOUSE BILL 1384 : this bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services