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Saturday, November 29th, 2014

Health Insurers Fight Republican Efforts to Repeal Affordable Care Act

Author:     Crystal Shepeard
Source:     Care2
Publication Date:     November 27, 2014 2:30 pm
 Link: Health Insurers Fight Republican Efforts to Repeal Affordable Care Act
Stephan:   The ACA -- Obamacare -- is a Rube Goldberg structure designed to keep the illness profit system going while providing nearly universal healthcare. It is certainly better in terms of health coverage, although still fatally flawed because the real point of the game remains profit, not wellness.  But the outcome data trend described in the preceding story will, eventually require that wellness be made the system goal.  But for now it is not surprisingly the insurance industry which dictated much of the law wants to keep the ACA in place. This report describes this trend very neatly.

In July, shortly after President Obama announced his plans to explore options to address the country’s immigration issues via executive order, House Speaker John Boehner announced that he would be suing the president. The suit, however, was not about immigration, but about the Affordable Care Act. By allowing the delay of certain provisions, Boehner felt that the president was essentially changing the law without Congress’ approval. In August, the House voted to move forward with the lawsuit.

As promised, the president announced those executive actions last week. Less than a day later, Boehner filed their lawsuit. It was somewhat surprising considering that the suit had had several delays, two law firms dropping the case, and it having absolutely no legal basis. Nevertheless, just a week after they secured the services of George Washington University legal professor Jonathan Turley, they filed their suit.

Most observers feel it has little chance of moving forward, but it’s just the latest in a long line of trying to destroy the law that has changed lives.

Republicans have been trying to stop the ACA since it was first drafted. They have made more than 50 attempts to repeal or otherwise alter […]

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