6 things you should know about Trumpcare
House Republicans released on Monday a plan to undo Obamacare that will likely leave millions more Americans uninsured.
After significant internal division about the path forward on Obamacare, lawmakers unveiled two bills that, taken together, would repeal and replace President Obama’s signature health care reform law. House committees are expected to hold votes on the bills as early as this week.
Here’s what you need to know about the legislation, and what it says about the House GOP’s plan for the future of health insurance in America:
It includes massive cuts to Medicaid, the program that provides coverage for millions of low-income Americans.
The proposed replacement bill includes big cuts to Medicaid, the government program that provides coverage for low-income Americans.
It would phase out the Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, which extended coverage to more than 11 million low-income people, beginning in 2020. It would also restructure the way the entire program is funded — offering states a lump sum to administer Medicaid coverage rather than providing however much funding states need to cover the pool of Medicaid eligible residents — putting the future of Medicaid in jeopardy.
It defunds Planned Parenthood and eliminates abortion coverage.
The GOP’s replacement proposal includes two major provisions aimed at eroding access to reproductive health care.
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