1. GOP lawmakers' dilemma: Obamacare enrolees in their district
This article that appeared on CNN Money by Sonam Vashi on January 10th, 2017 shows the irony of the Democrats framing an Act which the Republicans want to repeal. The dilemma occurs when the major beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act are in Republican dominated areas.
Vashi uses statistics, individual reasoning and the opinion of others to put up this article. The author presents a balanced view of the situation by taking many scenarios into consideration. A proper perspective is given for better understanding. The reader can understand the dilemma involved in no uncertain terms and the article does not present any ambiguous ideas.
2. GOP launches long-promised repeal of Obamacare with no full plan to replace it
This article appeared in the Washington Post under PowerPost and was written by Juliet Eilperin, Amy Goldstein and Kelsey Snell on January 4th, 2017. This piece of work has hints of different trains of thought that is apparent by the fact that three persons have contributed to its text.
The article shows the beginning of the repeal process of Obamacare by the Republicans. The entire article depicts a confluence of subjects handled to form a single cohesive whole. The expertise of these three writers has merged seamlessly to form one piece of work.
The article mentions the White House. Since the Act is being repealed, and given that Trump is taking over, the White House representatives and officials and their decisions become significant.
The other obvious point is the issue of health care which is the central focus of this article. The author in charge of health care is knowledgeable and follows issues related to health and remains updated on them. This allows for building an independent opinion on the issue.
The article also contains statistical data which relate to the finances involved in this Act. A statistical perspective gives the extent of the issue and provides a reference point for future comparisons.
However, there were extraneous issues that were mentioned in passing. Since the topic is the Act in question, it would have been better to leave them out from the text.
3. What would the impact be if the Affordable Care Act is repealed?
This article has been presented by Louis Jacobson on Thursday, January 5th, 2017 in TruthOMeter. He has compiled the opinions of other writers under different heads and put them as one article. What is commendable in this article is the existence of questions given as sub-headings. Sub-headings make things easier to understand and give the reader a chance to skip an entire section or jut read the sub-headings if they are in a hurry. They do not serve any other purpose than the above mentioned.
The article is definitely one-sided as each section talks only about the drawbacks of repealing the Affordable Care Act. The article as a whole reads as a propaganda material for the Democrats. However, great pains have been taken to prove the point against repealing the Act. The sub-headings have been carefully chosen so that a case against repealing the Act is made.
The article not only talks about losses due to the repeal but also the gains that would not come the government’s way due to the repeal.
It would have been appropriate if the other side of the coin too had been presented. The arguments for repealing the Act should have been presented. A side by side comparison of the points for and against the repeal should have been presented. This would have made the article well rounded and would have justified the repeal.
References
Eilperin, J., Goldstein, A & Snell, K. (January 4, 2017). GOP launches long-promised repeal of Obamacare with no full plan to replace it. Washington Post.
Jacobson, J. (January 5, 2017). What would the impact be if the Affordable Care Act is repealed? TruthOMeter.
Vashi, S. (January 10, 2017). GOP lawmakers' dilemma: Obamacare enrolees in their district. CNN Money.
