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No Preexisting Condition? Insured At Work? You’d Still Feel Impact Of New GOP Health Plan.
The legislation passed by the House allows states to determine what essential health benefits insurers must cover, such as maternity care. People with employee-sponsored health care will also lose protections that limit out-of-pocket costs for catastrophic illnesses
The House Just Voted To Relax Protections For Preexisting Conditions. What Does That Mean?
An amendment to add an additional $8 billion to help pay for high-risk pools for any state looking for exemptions to preexisting condition coverage swayed enough lawmakers to secure passage of the legislation, but experts say that not nearly enough money is allocated to fund health care for the sickest Americans.
The Winners: Insurance Companies, Young People And The Rich
The losers, on the other hand, are poor people, older Americans, state governments and hospitals.
As ‘Hot Potato’ Lands In The Senate, Republicans Plan To Write More Palatable Version
“We want to get it right,” Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on the Senate floor. “There will be no artificial deadlines.” But the GOP’s narrow control of the chamber will complicate efforts to draft a bill.
‘This Is A Scar They Carry’: Health Vote May Haunt Republicans Come Midterms
Democrats started signing “Na na na na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye…” as the legislation passed the House, predicting that it could spell electoral doom for some Republicans who voted to pass the American Health Care Act.
Democrats Blast Newly Passed Plan As ‘Immoral, Reckless And Ideologically Motivated’
Lawmakers did not hold back in criticizing provisions of the American Health Care Act and its passage in the House.
Trump Takes Victory Lap, Praising ‘Really Incredible Health Care Plan’
President Donald Trump hosted lawmakers in a Rose Garden celebration, which are usually reserved for major legislative victories.
With Speakership On The Line, Bruised And Battered Ryan Shoulders Plan Through House
Since the March failure to pass the Republican health plan, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) “was able to weather an extraordinary painful two months, extraordinary painful,” says Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.).
From ‘Coming Up Short’ To Victory: How Republican Leaders Gained The Final Votes
Six weeks ago, House Republicans could not muster enough votes to pass their health bill and pulled it from the floor. What happened to turn that failure around? Behind-the-scenes negotiations focused on amendments that could persuade the right-wing Freedom Caucus to back the legislation. In the end, Republicans wanted to deliver a win for President Donald Trump and on their pledge to repeal Obamacare.
Here’s What’s In The Republicans’ Revised Health Care Bill
Media outlets offer a look at what actually is in the legislation.
Even Backers Call Bill ‘Highly Imperfect’ But See It As A Jumping Off Point
At least one admits to not knowing what’s in the legislation. And most say the plan is flawed. But House Republicans view their vote as a starting position to get Congress going on replacing the Affordable Care Act.
In Separate Vote, House OKs Nullifying Congressional Exemption From Its Health Law
The American Health Care Act originally exempted lawmakers from its provisions, but House members voted on another piece of legislation, which nullifies that exemption.
Republicans’ Repeal-And-Replace Plan Narrowly Passes House
After two false starts and weeks of compromise negotiations, House Republican leaders gathered enough votes to pass the American Health Care Act, their replacement for Obamacare. The bill passed 217-213, with 20 Republican defections. GOP House members who supported the legislation were jubilant afterwards, having followed through on a years-long campaign pledge.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Trump Confident ‘Incredible Health Care Plan’ Will Pass In The Senate
“It’s going to be an unbelievable victory … when we get it through the Senate,” President Donald Trump says during a celebratory White House Rose Garden event with House Republicans.
Health Plan Becomes Senate’s Dilemma Now — Where The Margin For Error Is Much More Narrow
The legislation is expected to undergo sweeping changes in the upper chamber.
The Winners: Insurance Companies, Young People And The Rich
Media outlets look at how different groups will fare under the Republicans’ health plan.
Democrats See Political Opportunity To Target Vulnerable Republicans Over Their Vote
At the end of the vote, as Republicans reached a majority, Democrats on the House floor began chanting, “Na, na, na, na … Hey, hey, hey … Goodbye.” They claim the GOP could lose seats for supporting a bill that could disrupt voters’ health care.
