7 things you need to know about the GOP healthcare replacement bill

How badly flawed they’ll say depends on which Democrat you ask.

US President Donald Trump, alongside US Vice President Mike Pence (L), arrives for a meeting with US House Committee Chairmen, including Representative Diane Black (2nd R), Republican of Tennessee and House Budget Committee Chairwoman, and Representative Virginia Foxx (2nd R), Republican of North Carolina and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman, as they meet about healthcare reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, March 10, 2017. “It’s the craziest thing in the world”. This is because if too many people opt out of buying insurance, the costs could rise for those who need it. That bill was vetoed by President Barack Obama after successfully passing through both the House and the Senate. “An unmitigated disaster” is a phrase you’ll most likely hear somewhere in their descriptions.

“If the CBO was right about Obamacare to begin with, there would be 8 million more people on Obamacare today than there actually are”, Mulvaney replied.

The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has always been relatively unpopular with the public, but has now seen a surge of goodwill in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s election, with most surveys released since the inauguration giving the law a net positive rating.

“The Republican Party is unified on Obamacare repeal”.

The House plan keeps two popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act – adult children can stay on their parents’ health plans up to age 26 and insurers cannot deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions.

Last week, congressional Republicans, backed by the Trump administration, rolled out their replacement for Obamacare which they will finally repeal.

Your devotion and leadership has been incredible, and I want to just applaud you and the diligent work of your committees to advance the Obamacare repeal-and-replacement legislation that we’ve been talking about for a long time, and that we’ve been running with and I ran with, and I can tell you. One is substantial reductions in funding for state Medicaid programs. “Because this isn’t a government mandate”, Ryan said.

Republican governors, too, have moved against the plan. Former U.S. Rep. David McIntosh called the new plan “a warmed over substitute for government run healthcare”.

If negotiations don’t reach fruition as the bill readies for a floor vote, Republican insiders said, watch Trump’s tweets and travel schedule for signs that he’s dispensed with the carrots and brought out the stick to try to get wayward members on board.

What’s more, according to data journalist Nate Cohn of the New York Times, the system of tax credits established under the GOP plan leaves rural, older, and white working-class voters-many of whom voted for Trump-the most financially vulnerable. That’s an important start.

The House GOP is moving so fast – with debate starting in the Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee less than 48 hours after they unveiled their bills – that lawmakers have not yet received any estimates from congressional budget analysts of how much the plans would cost or, significantly, how many Americans could be expected to gain or lose insurance coverage. “The bill needs a fix”. The AHCA places trust in the decisions of individuals and families by making greater use of health savings accounts (which hone the market incentives for higher-value care) and respecting their ability to follow incentives to be continuously insured. In the meantime Congress continues the “markup” of the bill, a serious of negotiations and revisions to the original proposal. “In fact, we think it’s going to be even better”.