“Today’s Republican House vote will rob 24 million Americans of health care coverage, which is tantamount to a death sentence for some patients who depend on coverage to manage serious and chronic medical conditions. The President and House Republicans have nothing to be proud of today as they work to take health care coverage away from millions of Americans who will be harmed by their actions.
House GOP bill amendments guts essential health benefits
The newly proposed amendments magnify the House GOP bill’s flaws by removing essential health benefits from health insurance coverage. After years of rallying against Obamacare and promising to repeal it, the GOP has concocted a proposal that is shortsighted, ill-conceived and dangerous to the health of people who need health insurance coverage and already have it today thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
Jones calls House GOP Trumpcare amendments cruel
According to House Republicans, apparently one of the major flaws of their bill is that it does not give massive tax breaks to the wealthy early enough. Accordingly, their amendment accelerates tax giveaways to the wealthy by a year. Most of the remaining amendments represent the GOP’s continued attack on Medicaid, the safety net that Americans have relied on for the past half-century.
Covered California Releases Regional Analysis Of Trumpcare vs. Obamacare
Covered California released a new analysis on Monday, March 20th, that goes into greater detail regarding how consumers could be impacted by the changes in financial assistance proposed under the American Health Care Act (AHCA).
Covered California Compares Trumpcare To Obamacare Tax Credits
Covered California released a new comprehensive analysis on Tuesday detailing the financial assistance available through the Affordable Care Act as well as a preliminary analysis of how changes proposed in federal law would affect enrollees.