The Process of TRUMPCARE: Not like Obamacare

When Obamacare was making its way through Congress, there were numerous hearings through multiple committees where both parties participated. Policy experts from both parties were invited for input. Amendments to the bill from members of both parties were allowed to be voted on. What resulted was a health care reform resembling Romneycare in Massachusetts which was modeled from ideas from the conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation.  The process also took 17 months. Not the case with Trumpcare where Democrats have been shut out, the plan has been drawn mostly in secret, the pace to put the bill on the floor for a vote has been supersonic, and virtually no amendments have been allowed to be offered. What we have here is a classic case of how to govern (the process that gave us Obamacare and over 20,000,000 more insured) and a sample of how not to (Trumpcare and the possibility of 20,000,000 losing insurance). This is not how to run a country and the rich are doing fine. They do not need the tax cut associated with the Republican plans.


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/senator-gop-writing-health-care-bill-secret-without-experts

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-09/senate-gop-plans-secret-health-care-debate-that-may-take-months