McConnell and other Republicans are obsessed with Obamacare, the fearless, successful and signature accomplishment of former President Barack Obama, and so they talk more, almost, about how bad the former president's plan was than they do about the virtues of their own plans - the House and the just-unveiled Senate versions are similar.
They aren't alone, one health-care expert said Thursday. "Because Obamacare is a direct attack on the middle class, and American families deserve better than its failing status quo".
Some GOP senators hate the proposed Medicaid cuts.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has been criticized for drafting the bill in secret with just a dozen Republican Senate colleagues, says the proposal - which he calls a discussion draft - will stabilize insurance markets, strengthen Medicaid and cut costs to consumers.
Elsewhere in his post, Obama expresses the hope that Republican senators will "remember that public service is not about sport or notching a political win", and "consider that the rationale for action, on health care or any other issue, must be something more than simply undoing something that Democrats did". I think we will find that out.
The Senate measure also aims to end a critical source of federal funding created under the Affordable Care Act, called cost-sharing subsidies, which are separate from the subsidies people receive to pay for their insurance premiums.
"The goal is to look for the best healthcare possible that actually provides care, not just gives insurance but actually provides care", said Sanders.
Bend the Arc: Jewish Action also decried the measure. Perhaps to placate their leader, the Senate bill keeps more of Obamacare's protections for people with pre-existing conditions, through tax credits based on income, as Obamacare does now, rather than based on age, as the House bill would do.
Senator Rand Paul said in a statement that the bill does not go far enough.
What most upsets the Democratic congresswoman from Tampa is that the bill "radically" restructures Medicaid.
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The House approved its version of the bill last month. But it does so over a longer time frame than the House bill, giving the initial first impression that the cuts are kinder.
Trump has wavered in his reaction to the bills. The additional funds would continue through 2020, and be gradually reduced until they are entirely eliminated in 2024. Under the House bill, the CBO found that younger people would see savings and older people would pay significantly more. That focuses financial assistance on people with lower incomes.
-Repeal a tax penalty for people who do not get health insurance, saving them $38 billion over the next decade. They said it would lower costs.
Giving in to Cruz's demands to allow states to opt out of certain Obamacare regulations ― like those that protect the insurance coverage for people with preexisting conditions ― would nearly certainly cost him votes from moderates who may already be leaning against the legislation.
In short, the Senate version still plans to phase out Planned Parenthood funding for one year. That would save the federal government hundreds of billions of dollars by spending less on the program, which pays for health care for the some of the nation's poor, elderly and those with disabilities.
The Guardian reported June 22 that four Republican senators were preparing to reveal their opposition to the legislation, albeit for very different reasons than Obama.
But it then allows states to opt out of that requirement.
Both bills will mean less robust coverage and more out-of-pocket costs for poorer Americans compared to Obamacare. The Kentucky Department of Insurance approved requests by the remaining companies to charge higher premiums. Senate GOP staffers seemed to acknowledge this problem Thursday, and said they are in talks with the Congressional Budget Office to add in language similar to the House bill.
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