Why did Trump flip on Obamacare?
Outside observation: He had to.The GOP doesn’t have a solution to the current health care crisis. They have had eight years (well previous decades AND eight years) to create a workable plan (or plans) and they have yet to do so. Many of their supporters have (both comically and ironically) availed themselves of Obamacare and they would be very unhappy if it was ended and they were again left with no medical coverage.Donald Trump made a great deal about ending Obamacare as it tapped into the virulent anti-Obama mindset that exists within the GOP’s base. He never bothered to create a viable plan of his own as he never seriously considered that he would win (his failure to create blind trusts for his assets which prevents the appearance of conflicts of interest is indicator of this) and because he figured (correctly) that he could simply use the ACA’s existing framework to create his own “plan” on the remote chance that he might win.Now that he won, he actually has to demonstrate that he has plans and keeping aspects of the ACA intact allows his transition to do so without having to do any heavy lifting. There's also the unpleasant fact facing the Trump administration that many of the best and brightest aren’t going to want to work for him given the way the election played out and the stigma it might cause them. As a result, much of his early term is going to be adopting existing structures and adapting them to his administration’s needs.Trump will leave much of the ACA intact simply because he doesn’t have a viable plan of his own and because few qualified health care professionals will want to be associated with a Trump administration due his reputation and the campaign that he ran.
Can anyone explain to me why Healthcare Reform is bad?
I doubt that most people would find everything on my list bad or everything on my list good. That's the way the world works. Healthcare reform is bad because... 1. It threatens the profits of health insurance companies 2. It allows cheaper and more options for small businesses and the self-employed 3. It tries to insure those who show up in emergency rooms without insurance (those costs are currently passed on to the insured) 4. It will increase the number of people who are insured through their workplace (yes, you read that correctly) 5. It will make insurance cheaper for those who switch jobs, get laid off, are forced to go part time or get sick 6. It eliminates the concepts of "pre-existing conditions" and "you're sick now, so we're canceling your insurance" 7. It will encourage both preventative care and having a "family doctor" (small dollars now saves big dollars later) 8. It will require all health insurance to cover preventative care 9. It will limit frivolous lawsuits against doctors so that they can help their patients instead of wasting money covering their asses 10. It is NOT a single-payer system like Medicare for seniors (surprise, it's not free) 11. It IS another choice for those NOT insured by their employers 12. It will lower your maximum out-of-pocket costs per year 13. It will lower the chance that a health insurance bureaucrat will come between you and your doctor 14. It will not cover illegal aliens 15. It will not pay for abortions 16. It will be paid for by savings in healthcare costs and (in some of the proposed bills) by reinstating tax increases on the top 2% wealthiest Americans 17. It will not increase taxes on 98% of Americans 18. It will not increase the national debt and will require other spending cuts if expected savings are not realized 19. It will likely take four years to be implemented (this keeps startup costs lower) 20. It can all change since there is no final bill to vote on