Don’t Blink or You’ll Miss It: The Left Quietly Puts in Place Everything It Needs for Single-Payer System
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The House of Representatives will hold a hearing tomorrow titled “Building on the ACA: Legislation to Expand Health Coverage and Lower Costs.” This hearing further confirms the left’s commitment to a single-payer health care model is alive and well.
This hearing will be held by the House Energy and Commerce Committee …
t essentially will be an opportunity for liberals in Congress to highlight 18 bills that are aimed at expanding federal control over health care. These bills fall into two broad categories: Eight fall under the umbrella of Obamacare and the insurance markets and 10 fall under the umbrella of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The hearing will come on the heels of the passage of the Families First Act and the American Recovery Act—both of which made significant changes expanding the federal government’s role in health care.
The American Recovery Act—the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion response to COVID-19—dramatically increased the federal scope of Obamacare. Particularly, it made subsidies more generous for those already eligible for subsidies, expanded access to subsidies further up the income scale, and limited premium exposure as part of overall household income.
On the Medicaid front, both the Families First Act and the American Recovery Act significantly increased federal funding to state Medicaid programs, while at the same time increased federal rules limiting state authority to administer the programs.
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