GOP Has New Misleading Catchphrase For Taking Away Your Health Insurance

Republicans have developed a new catchphrase for the replace part of their vow to repeal and replace Obamacare. The phrase is “universal access to health care and coverage”. Pointedly, that does not mean they will ensure that everyone actually has health insurance. As with most Republican policies, the phrasing sounds nice but the actual policy behind it is an empty promise. As many Republicans have pointed out over the years, Americans already have universal access to health care – it’s called the emergency room. The fact that it is the most expensive way to treat health problems does not concern Republicans, The fact that it does a terrible job of managing chronic illnesses does not concern Republicans. The fact that emergency rooms ae not designed to be primary care providers does not concern Republicans. Their pledge for universal access to health care is just an empty promise and means the emergency room will become your primary care physician.

Even before Obamacare, there was always universal access to health insurance, except for those with a pre-existing condition. The problem was that real insurance was not affordable and what was affordable was essentially crap. After repealing Obamacare, Republicans could easily mandate insurance companies offer insurance to those with pre-existing conditions and, voila!, there is universal access to health insurance. Of course, that insurance would be totally unaffordable, as would plans similar to Obamacare for all those who currently receive subsidies. The fact that health insurance would be unaffordable for those with pre-existing conditions and those subsidized under Obamacare does not concern Republicans. The fact that people without health insurance will forgo treatment until the problem becomes an emergency does not concern the Republicans. The fact that people without health insurance or with crap insurance will go bankrupt when the have a serious health issue does not concern Republican. What does concern them is that they have a nice sounding slogan that misleads people into believing they really are concerned. Thank you, Trump voters.