Thursday, January 19, 2017

Bowling Green Man Can't Wait for TrumpCare

A Bowling Green (Ky.) man who asked to be identified as “Harvey” expressed relief at President-Elect Trump’s announcement that under his health insurance plan everyone would be covered.  “Oh that Donald, he took it down to the wire, but I’d knew he would come through.”  Harvey explained that he currently depends on an ACA-subsidized plan to cover the care and medication for his Hepatitis C.  “Thank God, Trump is getting rid of that Obamacare.  Man, I felt like a slave.  All those forms Cindy [Harvey’s wife] had to fill out, and the premiums, just shoot me.”  Harvey was unimpressed to learn that the cost of his medication alone cost over $100K.  Asked how much his premiums were, Harvey pled ignorance.  “Cindy writes all the checks.  She’s the quiet type, so she doesn’t complain too much, but I can tell they’re steep.”  Harvey was equally hard pressed to explain what makes him think the Trump plan will provide the same level of care at a lower price.  “You media types just don’t get it.  Donald Trump is a friend of the working man.  If he says health insurance for everyone, that means everyone will be able to afford it.”

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