5th GOP Senator Publicly Opposes Health Care Bill

Senators are likely to have only a handful of days to decide whether to support or vote against the 142-page bill, which was unveiled on Thursday. Some of those lawmakers could eventually change their stances after potential amendments to the plan.

“I really feel that people have to recognize a vote to be able to cut back Medicaid, which is what this really is.is a vote to be able to lose your seat whether you’re in the Senate or the House”.

The bill was a revised version of a healthcare bill passed by the House of Representatives last month.

Heller expressed particular concerns about the bill’s impact on Medicaid, and especially on states, such as Nevada, that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare. The federal Department of Health and Human Services Department estimates 181,000 of those enrollees gained coverage through the expansion. However, it was notable that Heller would condemn the Senate proposal in such strong terms and not just for its Medicaid cuts.

Sandoval said he would do “everything in my power” to make sure those people can maintain the quality of life they now have.

Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiling a health care bill that makes deep cuts in Medicaid and end the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) mandate that most Americans have health insurance.

Conservatives want to kill Medicaid and let the states use money from block grants to fund health care for the poor. That expansion program would begin being phased out in 2021, and fully repealed three years later.

He faces a hard re-election fight next year.

The U.S. House of Representatives’ version of the Obamcare repeal bill includes a provision in which customers must maintain coverage or pay more, but Democrats argued that conflicted with Republican President Donald Trump’s promise to keep the guaranteed insurance provision of Obamacare.

As of now, the four defectors don’t believe the bill will actually lower health care costs, which the GOP promised to its voters if it repeals the Affordable Care Act. Obviously that means his vote could change once the bill gets amended, but it might be slightly tricky considering his reason for opposing AHCA: Medicaid. He said he was encouraged by parts of the bill, but that more work needed to be done.