The real-life effects of Trump's Obamacare sabotage

No Images? Click here         These Are The Real-Life Effects Of Trump’s Obamacare Sabotage Somebody has finally put some numbers on what the Republican effort to undermine Obamacare will mean for everyday Americans.  Come 2019, the number of people without health insurance will rise by nearly 5 million, while millions more will enroll in “short-term” plans, according to Urban Institute research released Monday. The study is the first serious effort to assess the combined effects of several major health policy changes that President Donald Trump and his allies have made over the past year. Those short-term plans will be popular because they are dirt cheap, relative to the usual price of health insurance. But that’s only because they aren’t available to people with pre-existing conditions and leave out key benefits like mental health, maternity care and prescriptions ― which at least some of those beneficiaries will need when they get sick. Meanwhile, some people who need or want more comprehensive coverage will have to pay more for it, as the study predicts premiums for such plans will rise 18 percent. And the federal government, which subsidizes plans for lower-income consumers through tax credits, will have to spend more money. This is still a far cry from full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which is what Trump and the Republicans tried to pass last year. But it represents a significant reversal of the changes that the 2010 health care law unleashed. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? President Trump claimed he would have fought off the Parkland shooter without a weapon. “I really believe I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon.” READ MORE "Swing vote" Neil Gorsuch was silent during Supreme Court case that could crush public-sector unions. Conservative justices appeared sympathetic to the challenge brought by anti-union groups. READ MORE Trump insists he'll ban bump stocks without Congress if need be. But it’s unclear whether the president has the authority to unilaterally outlaw the accessory used in the Las Vegas massacre. READ MORE    .     ICYMI Tammy Baldwin aims to win back rural Trump country by running as a progressive. “If your solutions are progressive solutions, I think that’s OK.”   The teens are coming for the NRA, and they can't be stopped. Less than two weeks after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, left 17 dead and more than a dozen injured at Stoneman Douglas High School, teens across the country have made a simple request to the nation: They don’t want to fear getting shot in their schools. And they’re fighting like hell to make sure we know it.   This is what a serious gun violence policy could look like. It’s not as simple as expanding background checks.    . Want more?  Democratic Governor Confronts Trump: ‘Less Tweeting ... More Listening’ Watergate Figure John Dean Says Rick Gates’ Testimony Could Be The End Of The Trump Presidency Trump Egregiously Misquotes Fox News To Attack Rival     How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe