On July 17th, 2017, CBS posted an article called Poll: Half of people in U.S. prefer Obamacare over GOP health care proposals. The article highlights the disapproval of Trump’s new healthcare policy, claiming that 50% of Americans prefer Obamacare over the replacement plan presented by the Republican party, which only possess a 24% approval rate. Additionally, the article states that the second bill to save Obamacare will also be repealed. The bill would end penalties for people who do not purchase insurance, cut back an expansion of Medicaid, and implement cuts to the entitlement program. The new measure would additionally require several tax increases, $70 billion to cover state-based health care reforms, and another $45 billion to aid states in the fight against the opioid epidemic.
I would recommend this article because it emphasizes the healthcare crisis our country is dealing with. Repealing Obamacare affects a plethora of individuals and it is necessary that Americans understand the changing system, as they are directly affected by it. People have a right to be protected by their government, but the new GOP health care plan would instead leave many medically vulnerable. We should be focusing and working together to provide health care for the financially and physically handicapped, rather than tending to the desires of the wealthy elite.
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