Most of the conversation about the House GOP-passed health care plan concerned those buying insurance in the individual marketplace. But approximately half of all Americans have
health insurance provided through their employers, so, how would the American Health Care Act affect their coverage if it were to become law? But Jim Capretta, a resident fellow at the free markets-focused American Enterprise Institute, said such a doomsday scenario of the GOP unraveling employer-based health care is unlikely. Employer-based health care, he said, is driven "more heavily by employers wanting to offer benefits that are attractive to workers" than by government mandate. The slightly-more-complex implication of the House GOP bill on employer-based coverage means employees at large companies could theoretically pay an unlimited amount for health care on an annual or lifetime basis.
WASHINGTON — Do people die because they lack
health insurance? ↓ Continue Reading Below [advertisement] [advertisement]While researchers may quibble over the exact figures, they say the evidence is plain: Americans do die earlier because they don't have access to health insurance. That means the emergency room may stop the bleeding, but that people without health insurance may have challenges controlling diabetes or high blood pressure. The researchers estimated 18,000 people between ages 25 and 64 died in 2000 because they did not have health insurance. He later elaborated that he was making the point that no one would "die in the streets" under the Republican health care plan, because hospitals are required by law to treat any patient in need of emergency care.
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