Despite his record of supporting bad alternatives to Obamacare, Tillis is enthusiastically claiming the Republican Protect Act will shield people with pre-existing conditions from being charged higher premiums. See, he cares!
Even if true, is a much, much worse deal for most of us than the post-ACA status quo. This fits with most of the Republican alternatives. And while the bill says a plan may not discriminate between people based on pre-existing conditions, the LA Times says there’s nothing to stop an insurer from offering two tiers of plans, one for healthy young people, and a pricier one for older sicker people. Which fits, too; a stock conservative solution is that if we don’t let states set minimum standards for insurance, the free market will fix everything (they are amazingly flexible on “state’s rights” when it gets in the way of big business, aren’t they?
Here’s the text, if you’re curious.
Given Tillis lies like a rug, I am not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.
