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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Health Groups Join Opposition To Repeal-And-Replace Efforts
Bloomberg: Doctors, Hospitals Oppose GOP's Latest Obamacare Repeal Effort
The latest Republican Obamacare repeal effort is getting as much support from doctors and hospitals as the last one did -- which is to say, not much. On Tuesday, the American Hospital Association joined the growing list of groups that oppose the latest effort, which would replace much of Obamacare with a set of grants to states. The AHA says it represents about 5,000 hospitals, making it one of the biggest health-care trade organizations in the U.S. (Tracer and Edney, 9/19)
The Hill: Hospitals Come Out Against New ObamaCare Repeal Bill
The American Hospital Association is opposing the GOP’s last-ditch ObamaCare repeal bill, saying the legislation puts the health coverage of 10 million people at risk. “This proposal would erode key protections for patients and consumers and does nothing to stabilize the insurance market now or in the long term,” Rick Pollack, the group's president and CEO, said in a statement Tuesday. (Roubein, 9/19)
The Hill: AARP Calls On Senators To Reject Latest ObamaCare Repeal Bill
The AARP on Tuesday slammed the latest ObamaCare repeal bill and called on senators to reject it. The bill from Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) would increase health-care costs for older Americans with an age tax, decrease coverage and undermine protections for people with pre-existing conditions, the group said. (Weixel, 9/19)
NPR: Republicans Try One Last Effort To Repeal Obamacare
"The Graham-Cassidy plan would take health insurance coverage away from millions of people, eliminate critical public health funding, devastate the Medicaid program, increase out-of-pocket costs and weaken or eliminate protections for people living with pre-existing conditions," says Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, in a statement. (Kodjak, 9/19)
