White House Says Trump ‘Committed’ To House Health Bill

Republicans on Monday rolled out two new bills to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

Trump, in a tweet on Tuesday morning, described the bill proposed by fellow Republicans in the House of Representatives as “Our wonderful new healthcare bill“.

Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, but it is unclear if they will get enough votes to get the bill through.

Official estimates for how these people would fare under the bill have not been made public, even as House committees move ahead with the legislation. And yet, members are hopeful the administration will be open to changes, despite President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the legislation. A new interactive county-by-county map from the Kaiser Family Foundation allows people to compare the financial assistance they received under the Obama reforms and what aid would be likely under the Republican plan.

While the bill does keep some of its predecessor’s points, including allowing children to stay on their parents’ health insurance until age 26, unsurprisingly, it will be different from Obamacare in many ways.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement, however, that “Trumpcare doesn’t replace the Affordable Care Act, it forces millions of Americans to pay more for less care”.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky called the plan “Obamacare Lite” and said the Republican Congress “should be stopping mandates, taxes and entitlements not keeping them”.

The measure also provides states with $100 billion to create programs for patient populations, including high-risk pools to provide insurance to the sickest patients. Many Americans now have Obamacare coverage in name only – that is, their insurance is expensive and nearly useless because of explosively high deductibles or because the networks of doctors and hospitals is too narrowly drawn.

The senior citizens’ lobby AARP, the American Medical Association, and groups representing the nation’s hospitals all have come out against the Republican bill. Mr. Mulvaney told CBS he expected the Congressional Budget Office’s review of the bill in a few days. Researchers say most of those people didn’t have insurance before this.

Mulvaney continued, arguing that “it will be possible for more people to get better care at the doctor under this plan than it was under Obamacare“.

Ms. Pelosi, appearing on the CBS programme “This Morning“, said, “Show us the numbers about what the impact is personally on people”.

While important details remain to be worked out, including the size and distribution of tax credits for purchasing insurance, the House proposal has Republican DNA, emphasizing free markets and individual choice, and benefiting those who are higher income and healthy.