We’ve got a plan! Well we got a pamphlet with large font that has some sort of agreeable parts that could be mashed together into something… YOU’VE HAD 7 YEARS TO PUT A PLAN TOGETHER AND NOW YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING! Get out, move along, go away and let someone who wants to work have your seat. And I’m not even a fan of Obamacare- PB/TK
GOP leaders provide new details about ObamaCare repeal – BY PETER SULLIVAN – 02/16/17 12:20 PM EST
House Republican leaders on Thursday presented to their members the most detailed look yet at their plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, though some key elements remain to be worked out.
A packet distributed to lawmakers at the meeting and obtained by The Hill says the GOP bill will include tax credits, an expansion of health savings accounts, money for high risk pools to care for the sick and a major restructuring of Medicaid to cap federal payments.
No dollar figures for any of the Republican proposals have been presented yet. Lawmakers said that is because the Congressional Budget Office is still analyzing the plan.
Still, the document circulated Thursday shows progress, with lawmakers getting down to the brass tacks of what an ObamaCare replacement will look like.
The plan calls for a refundable, advanceable tax credit to help people afford healthcare coverage. The tax credit would be based on a person’s age, not their income, in contrast to ObamaCare. Democrats argue that by not taking income into account, this system would fail to give enough help to low-income people, but Republicans say factoring in income discourages work.
Continue to thehill.com article: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/319897-gop-leaders-provide-new-details-about-obamacare-plan
