What’s In The Health Care Bill Changes Unveiled Late Last Night

Our reporting finds that Republicans have a slender path to secure the 216 votes needed pass the health care bill in the House (five seats are now vacant, lowering the number the GOP needs for a majority from 218). The result was an impasse, which apparently resulted in the embarrassing decision to put off Thursday’s vote. A vote on the health care overhaul had been expected Thursday night, but GOP House leaders postponed the vote. We’re even more concerned that they want to accelerate the repeal of Medicaid expansion and New Jersey would have such an impact- we have half a million people in our state.

Amid rumors of insufficient support, senior House Republicans delayed a vote on the AHCA, legislation aimed at repealing and replacing Obamacare, on Thursday. The non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation predicted in a tweet on Monday that the changes would not reduce the rise in uninsured Americans.

Of course, Republicans have been campaigning on repealing Obamacare since 2010, and Trump told his party members earlier in the week that reps could lose their seats if they don’t pass the GOP replacement plan. However, President Donald Trump failed to reach an agreement with conservative members of the Freedom Caucus, which has about three dozen members, according to Politico. She has also held calls and meetings with local elected officials, local hospitals, healthcare providers, and she has spoken with community health groups in our district.

Finally, the ACA repeal bill also penalizes women if and when they decide to become mothers. This means that Americans get financial help when they need it so they are covered when they need it. It’s uncertain whether eliminating the essential health benefits would fit those parameters.

There’s another stumbling block to removing the essential benefits.

Obamacare is not the disaster it’s been made out to be, he wrote in a statement. Currently, consumers know their plans cover at least those ten services.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Republican’s proposal (AHCA) to overhaul the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would change nearly everything about the ACA. “We’re going to get it done, plain and simple”, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said. Among Clinton voters, 71 percent said they strongly oppose the bill, while only 21 percent of Trump supporters strongly support it. “People needing service above that would be paying close to the full cost”.

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) made a similar argument in a quip to a TPM reporter on Thursday. “With health insurance I don’t worry a lot”.

Among Democrats and Democratic leaners, comparably large majorities approve of the health care law (83%) and say the government is responsible for making sure all Americans have coverage (85%).

And the Department of Health and Human Services said a year ago that final 2016 marketplace enrollment numbers showed more than 6 million people ages 19 to 25 gained insurance through the health law, including 2.3 million who went onto their family health plan between September 2010 and when online marketplaces began operating in 2014. Nothing frustrates us more than having the knowledge and skill to help patients and yet lacking the meaningful ability to do so because patients are uninsured and can not access care.