Smellin Coffee said:
my friend with spina bifida will no longer be able to get affordable insurance nor the quality care she need. And two other families I personally know with autistic children who now fear they won't be able to afford to care for their families.
Yet, you are giddy that poor, unhealthy folks are going to get second class (if any) care and can face bankruptcy, putting them into extreme poverty. And you consider yourself a follower of Jesus?
I understand your 2nd example as you clearly state your friends FEAR they won't have affordable coverage; I've experienced that fear every year since the ACA was passed, having been cancelled 4 times, had my premiums almost triple, and learned that no individual policy available to me covered my oncologist (breast cancer). So yes, fear is real, we can agree.
I'm interested, though, in what changes the spina bifida patient has experienced since tax reform was passed 2 1/2 weeks ago. She can no longer get coverage or quality medical care since the repeal of the mandate on 12/22/17? I understand that if she no longer WANTS insurance, she won't face a fine for her choice, but otherwise... how did circumstances change as you describe?
I have 2 adult sons - one has never qualified for a subsidy (too "rich" with his after-child support income of $12K/year) and one who gets the subsidy to help pay for crappy policy (which nobody takes so he self-pays when he's sick). The repeal of the mandate helps one of them, but doesn't hurt either of them. Wouldn't it be basically the same for the people you're most concerned about?
Another matter I'm not clear on: can I consider myself a follower of Jesus, or just a giddy hater who doesn't care about my sons (much less other poor and/or unhealthy folks)? :-\