It was the building block for the Senate legislation unveiled Thursday.
Toomey told the publication that he is "likely" to vote for the legislation.
The Louisiana Budget Project, which advocates for poor and moderate-income families, panned the Senate health proposal as devastating for the state's families, health providers and budget.
Protesters were organized by a group called ADAPT, which identifies itself as a nonprofit for people with disabilities. Biotech stocks are already fueling the healthcare sector as recent reports suggest that efforts by Washington to rein in drug prices would not be as harsh on the industry as feared.
"Of Louisiana's two senators, Sen". So it is possible that Mr. McConnell views the potential failure of a hastily written health care bill as an eventual boon.
McConnell, eager to approve the legislation next week, indicated he was open to changes before it reaches the Senate floor, but he said it was time to act. He said that the new plan will give Americans less comprehensive health care coverage and estimates that the bill will increase deductibles, defund Planned Parenthood, impose a "crushing age tax" on middle age Americans, and rollback safeguards to prevent lifetime insurance limits. The GOP plan would create federal tax credits to help Americans buy health insurance and would let states have more flexibility in deciding what services they want to keep and which they want to drop. He said he was encouraged by parts of the bill, but that more work needed to be done.
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The protesters were demonstrating against what they believe to be cruel cuts to health care that could put lives in danger.
On Twitter, Mr Trump responded that he was "very supportive" of a bill that he is looking forward to "making really special" since "Obamacare is dead".
Now compare that to the 140-character misspelled crap we get from Trump. SAD! His office said Friday the senator had no further comment for now.
The bill passed the House in May and until 22 June the Senate draft was kept secret from all but a few select Republican Senators by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Unlike the House version, the Senate bill would not offer states the option to free insurers to charge higher premiums to people with pre-existing conditions. His biggest concern involves dismantling the Medicaid expansion he enacted in Louisiana, which has given insurance coverage to 430,000 people. Those additional funds would continue through 2020, then gradually fall and disappear entirely in 2024. Almost 70 percent of America's elderly - most of whom worked hard to support families and pay taxes all their lives - can afford to live in nursing homes because of Medicaid. "This is a step backwards for cost, coverage and care".
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