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<\/p>\nJohn Oliver: The Potentially \u2018Dead on Arrival\u2019 Trumpcare Bill is Like an Awful Movie Sequel \u2013 WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n
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John Oliver dove into the high stakes health care bill put forth by the Republican Party to replace the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n
Oliver equated it to a poor movie sequel:<\/p>\n
\u201cTry to think of it as Pirates of the Caribbean 5: The Curse of Johnny Depp Getting Divorced and Needing the Money<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Mediaite reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n In particular, he said the GOP proposal of tax credits to allow consumers to buy private insurance were grossly insufficient.<\/p>\n \u201cThose who are lower income would be particularly hurt,\u201d said Oliver.<\/p>\n Ironically, according to one analysis, the income brackets most likely to face negative consequences from the bill were a demographic that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like if the people of Pompeii voted for the volcano,\u201d quipped Oliver to a round of laughter.<\/p>\n Watch:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Additionally, The Hill reports on how the bill could actually be killed if it\u2019s not DOA already<\/a>:<\/p>\n As the healthcare world anticipates the cost estimate of the controversial legislation by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the\u00a0Actuary\u00a0may also be putting its own price tag on the measure.<\/p>\n The CBO is Congress\u2019s official scorekeeper, but if CMS puts out a similar analysis, it could help shield the non-partisan CBO from criticism.<\/p>\n The CMS Office of the\u00a0Actuary\u00a0falls under the umbrella of HHS, but it is an independent entity.<\/p>\n It is unclear if a score will emerge from CMS, though it is entirely possible.<\/p>\n The CMS office receives requests from policymakers to provide technical assistance on various proposals and if policymakers make that work public, CMS will formally publish it, according to the Office of the\u00a0Actuary.<\/p>\n The post John Oliver: The Potentially \u2018Dead on Arrival\u2019 Trumpcare Bill is Like an Awful Movie Sequel \u2013 WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n