Donald Trump calls Obamacare a ‘disaster’

When President Donald Trump was elected a year ago, some anticipated Congress would move faster and repeal the ACA within months, creating a budget battle over health care costs in Washington state alongside the already hard McCleary talks. “I just want to say, ‘Thank you.’ We are going to have a health care plan that is second to none”.

“It is dead”, he said. Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Trump met Tuesday with key Republicans and Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish, who praised the AHCA. Despite this, President Trump has put his full support behind this. “I kind of doubt it”, the Colfax lawmaker said.

On the other side of the fence, at least four US senators from Alaska, Colorado, Ohio and West Virginia have informed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that they “will not support a plan that does not include stability for Medicaid expansion populations or flexibility for states” – meaning they won’t vote for ACHA in its current form. “We stand united today to move this forward for the American people”.

“This is a great plan”.

Later Friday morning, at a meeting on veterans’ affairs, Trump said it took 15 minutes into the discussion with the study committee members to change their mind.

The legislation would repeal taxes that ObamaCare imposed on pharmaceutical companies and medical-device manufacturers. “It remains a disaster”.

Walker brought nine members who were also opposed to the bill with him to the White House Friday morning and afterwards said all of them are now on board, including Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama, who voted against the bill Thursday in the House Budget Committee.

They announced their plan last week. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a physician who previously offered a replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act, said. Thursday is the seventh anniversary of President Barack Obama signing it into law.

The bill, which is expected to receive a House floor vote next week, would fund Medicaid on a per-capita basis, while current federal spending for the program isn’t capped at a per-person dollar amount. By most accounts, about 10-15 million Americans ultimately gained health insurance as a result of Obamacare, far less than hoped for, but a significant number nonetheless.

Another amendment would give states the option to convert Medicaid from an entitlement program (which covers anyone who meets certain eligibility requirements) into a block grant (a fixed annual sum that does not rise or fall with the poverty rate).

“Generally, people with lower and moderate incomes would be particularly disadvantaged by provisions in the American Health Care Act relative to the Affordable Care Act”, Collins said.