No wonder the republicans hid the health bill

They’re calling it the American Health Care Act. The AARP’s gripe is that the plan would destabilize Medicare, the federal program that provides health insurance for more than 55 million Americans, a majority of whom are 65 and older. But the proposed value of the credits is considerably lower than with the current law.

On the other hand, because the new proposal allows for a broader range of insurance plans, it could mean that people may have a better chance of finding a plan they can afford.

The GOP plan also retains numerous features the public likes in the Affordable Care Act, like protections for people with existing health conditions.

Furchtgott-Roth also points out that when an employer provides health insurance, they are really paying you lower wages than you would receive otherwise.

The plan calls for the government to play a smaller health care role, but does keep some key provisions of President Obama’s health care overhaul.

Big penalties for on-again, off-again coverage.

Trump also told a group of 20 House GOP whips that he would use all the powers in his Oval Office arsenal to get the GOP alternative over the finish line, and he vowed to summon to the White House opponents of the bill.

Existing conditions can not disqualify you for insurance.

Cuomo also called the Republican plan “a direct assault on NY values” due to the removal of a sliding scale for financial assistance based on income, and because it defunds Planned Parenthood for one year, restricting access to abortion and reproductive health services.

Ryan’s main argument: The current bill is only step one.

Medicaid stays the same-ish until 2020. “While Medicaid expansion had a clear positive impact on not-for-profit provider ratings in states that expanded Medicaid, the reverse is likely to be incremental depending on the nature of each individual provider’s overall business and payor profile”, the rating agency said. Conservative Republicans are denouncing it as a new entitlement because it continues heavy subsidies for individual insurance buyers. To fix Obamacare, Democrats would need to provide more generous subsidies to more people and substantially increase the fine for not buying health insurance to encourage people to buy insurance.

“The prices of those have been falling because people observe what the costs are, so any incentive there is to put money in health savings accounts and pay out of that will reduce the cost of health care”, she says.

It’s only the first round. Both the president and GOP congressional leaders say they are open to negotiating. Where Obamacare was built on mandates and coercion that make coverage more expensive, our plan takes care of those in need without driving up costs for everyone else. Any proposal to amend or replace it now must cover at least as many people without driving up costs to gain traction.

McCarthy also said Republicans will shortly begin a third phase of the plan to replace the law – piggybacking on the partial repeal being considered now, as well as administrative actions. If it wins there, the bill would go to the president for his signature.