The effects of a repeal of ACA

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During their lengthy exchange, Cotton never gave McFarland an answer to her question: In the process of repealing Obamacare, what, specifically, would he do to prevent coverage gaps that could kill people like her?

“My family has been in the Ozarks since the 1800s. We are historically a Republican family, we are a farming family, we’re an NRA family, we’re an army family,” McFarland began. “Now, aside from inheriting their patriotism and their work ethic, I unfortunately inherited an incurable connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.”

McFarland gave a quick rundown of the havoc the disease wreaks on her body before telling Cotton the stakes. “Without the coverage for pre-existing conditions, I will die. That is not hyperbole. I will die. Without the protections against lifetime coverage caps, I will die. Without the Obamacare (or ACA) exchange health care plan that I have elected to continue after my Cobra that is going to kick in after I turn 26 this coming Sunday, I will die,” she said.

“Will you have a replacement plan in place to prevent coverage gaps the second the repeal goes through?” When Cotton tried to move onto other questions before answering her, the crowd shouted him down with chants of “do your job.” When he tried to obfuscate, the crowd interrupted him with chants of “yes or no.”

Woman who says Obamacare saved her life confronts GOP senator on repeal