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Originally Posted by John41
If the country expels all the illegal aliens, builds the wall and restricts immigration as Canada does to immigrants who will benefit Canada then there should be free basic health insurance to all Americans who respect the flag and our laws. No pre existing conditions. This would be like the hurricane insurance pool for those who can not get hurricane insurance. The ACA was a flop for the middle class. Contrary to those who say there is no free lunch, keeping Americans healthy and productive is better and cheaper than go to emergency rooms for a condition that could have been treated preventatively. And unless the country is at full employment there will be no inflation penalty. For those who come to this country and then bad mouth it they get a one way ticket back to where they came from.
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The ACA specifically prevents non-lawfully present immigrants from enrolling in coverage through the exchanges [section 1312(f)(3)]. And they are also not eligible for Medicaid under federal guidelines. So the two major cornerstones of coverage expansion under the ACA are not available to undocumented immigrants.
But keep saying it, if you are pleased
An updated KFF analysis estimates that almost
54 million people – or 27% of all adults under 65 —have pre-existing health conditions that would likely have made them uninsurable in the individual markets that existed in most states before the Affordable Care Act.