I'd noted in this post Monday that a federal judge was considering overturning Obamacare and its protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
The litigation was brought with AG Schimel's enthusiastic participation and Walker's blessing, as the Journal Sentinel reported Monday:
One of Walker's tweets:
So Walker was saying then and now he's in favor something he's actively helping destroy - - talk about having it both ways - - and his tweets leave out the salient facts:
No such bill ever made it to Walker's desk. Why?
Because Democrats would not agree to include in it a loophole Republicans wanted that would have allowed insurers to raise premiums on those very coverages.
That's not health care reform. It's robbery. That's not covering pre-existing conditions; it's turning them into what would have become post-Obamacare profit centers at the expense of severely-ill patients.
No wonder Walker's long-standing opposition to Obamacare and its pre-existing conditions' coverages in place and are being slammed in a new ad paid for by the Democratic Governors Association.
The litigation was brought with AG Schimel's enthusiastic participation and Walker's blessing, as the Journal Sentinel reported Monday:
In a news release when the lawsuit was filed, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel took credit with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for taking the lead in the lawsuit filed by 18 state attorneys general and the governors of Maine and Mississippi.
The lawsuit was filed with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s approval.We know those paragraphs stung because Walker tweeted four times today on his personal page reminding people that he would sign a bill guaranteeing coverage in for pre-existing coverage.
One of Walker's tweets:
5 hr On Wednesday, January 24, I called for passing a law covering pre-existing conditions.
No such bill ever made it to Walker's desk. Why?
Because Democrats would not agree to include in it a loophole Republicans wanted that would have allowed insurers to raise premiums on those very coverages.
That's not health care reform. It's robbery. That's not covering pre-existing conditions; it's turning them into what would have become post-Obamacare profit centers at the expense of severely-ill patients.
No wonder Walker's long-standing opposition to Obamacare and its pre-existing conditions' coverages in place and are being slammed in a new ad paid for by the Democratic Governors Association.
