A look at the House Republican health care bill

Here’s a rundown of key provisions in the American Health Care Act and what would happen if the Senate approves them and the bill becomes law. But the IRS rules apply to Obamacare, and are not necessarily applicable to whatever the Republican bill would end up putting in place. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., whose state did not enlarge Medicaid, said he would not back a health care bill “that rewards people for taking Medicaid expansion at the expense of those who did not”.

“Let me state it one more time: We will replace (Obamacare) with a system that protects pre-existing conditions”, McCarthy said on the House floor before Thursday’s vote.

“People will die” as a result of the bill, Massachusetts Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren said in a statement. Instead, they punted a half-baked hot potato to the Senate, where we can only hope it will receive the intensive examination and thoughtful due diligence that responsible legislation requires.

Chris Borick, political science professor at Muhlenberg College, said today’s vote is symbolically important and moves the ball forward but it’s nowhere near the finish line.

“We’re going to get this passed through the Senate”.

The most likely alternative under the GOP plan would be to steer many of these people into high-risk coverage pools for the medically uninsurable.

Up late, Trump posted a tweet at 2:16 a.m Friday promoting his meeting with Prime Minister Turnbull.

The freshmen Republican represents Kentucky’s first district. Of those members, 14 ended up voting for the bill, with just nine opposing it.

This bill, which President Trump supports, will make health insurance more affordable across the board, allow states to better manage their unsustainable Medicaid programs, and repeal job-killing taxes and regulations, while still protecting people with pre-existing conditions. Media Matters published a piece with the headline “The House Passed A Health Care Bill That Will Kill People“. And it would cut Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor and disabled, including ending extra federal payments 31 states are accepting to expand Medicaid to cover more people.

But if the Senate bill is different than the House bill, it will go back to the House for further consideration. In a recent Gallup Poll, 55 percent of Americans approved of the ACA, its highest numbers yet. The GOP bill would cut federal funding to Medi-Cal by $24 billion over the next 10 years, according to Health Access, a consumer advocacy group.

But there’s another side to consider, too.

John S. Williams, an attorney in New Orleans whose multiple sclerosis medication costs $70,000 a year, buys insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace.

The Senate is expected to take up the bill next.

Republicans have pointed out that more insurance companies are pulling out of state-run exchanges, and the GOP bill will cut about $765 billion in taxes over the next decade, NPR’s Scott Horsley reported, though mostly for wealthy Americans. And for a president who’s already expressed disappointment in Congress’ slow-moving ways, more frustration seemed assured.

Even though House Democrats were not able to stop the vote to repeal former President Obama’s most celebrated bill, they believe the vote will cause many Republicans in the House of Representatives to lose their seats come midterm elections in November 2018.