Per reports, the (super secret) Senate Healthcare plan says “less equals more” when it comes to Medicaid. But let the divide decide whether it’s right/wrong per their fav punditry’s skewing of the numbers – PB/TK
Senate Republicans to release draft of healthcare bill as details emerge – By Jessica Glenza and Lauren Gambino / June 22 2017
Senate Republican leaders are set to unveil draft language of legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Thursday, after weeks of secrecy surrounding their effort to prepare a healthcare bill to be voted on as early as next week.
The Senate bill is expected to follow the template laid out in the House version, which narrowly passed last month, but with key differences.
According to reports in the Washington Post and Politico, sourced to a draft that was circulating among lobbyists and aides, the Senate proposal would repeal key provisions of the ACA, restructure healthcare subsidies, and cut funding for Medicaid, the health-care program for low-income Americans.
It would keep income-based tax credits and subsidies – which are currently available under the ACA – unlike the House measure, which tied them to age. The proposal would also stagger the cuts to Medicaid expansion, rolling back spending on the healthcare program over four years – as opposed to three, as had been considered – beginning in 2020, according to Politico. This provision is a victory for moderates who were concerned about abruptly cutting Medicaid.
Continue to theguardian.com article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/21/senate-republican-healthcare-bill-draft-release
