Seniors Could Be Hit Hard Under Trump’s Healthcare Plan

Republicans now must gain enough votes both within the House and the Senate to get their plan to go through.

Since the draft is part of the budget reconcilliation bill, other measures Republicans have expressed support for, such as selling insurance across state lines and enacting medical malpractice reform, are not included in the bill, Axios reports.

Conservative critics have dismissed it as “Obamacare 2.0” or “Obamacare Lite”. They also say that Obamacare customers can not afford to use their coverage because out-of-pocket charges for health services are too high.

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The ban on insurers denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions would remain in place. It demanded that insurers cover 26 essential health benefits for women, including crucial maternity services like folic acid supplements and screening for gestational diabetes.

The Republican bill has faced criticism from all sides, including conservative Republicans who say it will cost too much, Democrats who say it will cut too much to help people keep their health care, and observers who are skeptical that it will fulfill the goals the GOP has set for itself. Instead of the statute’s income-based premium subsidies, people would get tax credits based on age.

LISA DESJARDINS: Named the American Health Care Act, Republicans are keeping some and changing some of the Affordable Care Act.

And a growing number of leading healthcare groups representing patients, physicians and hospitals have come out against the House plan, citing concerns that the legislation’s outline for scaling back subsidies and dramatically cutting Medicaid will leave millions of vulnerable Americans without insurance coverage.

Unfortunately for the White House, Donald Trump made a lot of promises to the American people on replacing the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito, R. W.Va., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Ak. – all represent states that have seen Medicaid expansion under the ACA.

“We will not support a plan that does not include stability for Medicaid expansion populations or flexibility for states”, Sens.

They are Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas.

Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a rump of about 30 hardliners, have also sounded sceptical.

House committees have begun debating and considering amendments on the bill, dubbed “Trumpcare”. “That’s news we could use!”

Can the new plan pass Congress? Republican Congressman Dave Brat says the credits are more massive government spending.

The GOP plan, unveiled Monday without specifics on its cost or its impact on the rolls of uninsured, steers health care down a more conservative/free market path.

Republicans are also assuring Americans who have received coverage through Obamacare that they won’t lose it due to the new legislation.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also said he doesn’t plan to hold serious hearings on the bill.

People with previously diagnosed medical conditions can not be denied insurance coverage.