Half of America has health insurance thanks to the federal government

[NameAlreadyTaken]

79,308,002 people are enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP, as of last October.
Approximately 20,524,000 people (including us) are enrolled in ACA Marketplace plans with a subsidy provided by the federal government.
According to the CMS, approximately 68 million people are enrolled in Medicare.

That's a total of 167,832,002 people who have health insurance provided by or subsidized by the federal government, or approximately half of the entire U.S. population.

Are Trump & Co. going to shut this all down? Then what?

[Irish_Dem]

1. Like in third world countries, people will get sick and die.

And suffer a great deal with treatable and preventable diseases.

[Bluethroughu]

2. That's almost 50% of the country!

Republicans are devils.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

3. God sent the Devil to "save America."

[haele]

4. Just think how much money could be saved getting rid of those programs -

You could cut taxes down to 2% or less.
People don't need healthcare anyway, they just need to stop being so cheap, stressed out, or lazy - all you have to do is just eat right and exercise.
And BTW, just stop spending your money on junk you can't afford - that Avocado Toast and Starbucks is what's keeping you from getting a house or a new car. Sheesh people, no wonder you're all so poor.

[keep_left]

5. Good old hee-haw Economic Calvinism...

...like slavery, one of America's original sins.

...[it] has always been a pernicious feature of American culture. You know: the rich are blessed, the poor are cursed, and so both deserve their station in life.

https://democraticunderground.com/100219957391#post3

[Skittles]

6. repukes would LOVE to shut it down

and then what? THEY DO NOT FUCKING CARE.

[Cha]

7. Putin's Orders... Screw America by Any Means

Necessary Starting with People dying in the Streets.

I sense that many are Not going to take this shit lying down.