Social Security ― often called the third rail of American politics ― is getting some competition for that title from another issue: health care for seniors. The American Health Care Act, the Republican Party’s Obamacare replacement, causes disproportionate pain to older Americans ― a demographic that few sane politicians have ever wanted to intentionally annoy. And while the AHCA disproportionately affects older Americans, people of all ages should be concerned, because those older Americans are our parents and grandparents, and will be us one day. Those who are in their 50s and early 60s are the bologna in the sandwich when it comes to health coverage. The bipartisan Congressional Budget Office weighed in on Monday about what the AHCA would cost older people, and the ensuing shudder could be felt across the nation.

Source: Huffington Post March 15, 2017 20:15 UTC