Moments ago, Senate Republicans released a new and REVISED Healthcare bill to improve upon the House bill that was passed over a month ago.
Sadly, Republicans are STILL not unified on this bill. Mitch McConnell released the draft just a few hours ago, but now Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and other Republicans are speaking out against the bill.
Here’s what is the bill is proposing to do (via Brietbart):
- Repeal Obamacare’s individual and employer mandate and repeal most of its taxes except for the “Cadillac tax” on premium health care plans.
- Keep Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion until 2020. In 2021, Medicaid expansion would phase out the expansion over three years, ending in 2024. The plan would limit Medicaid spending with per capita caps, or states can decide to adopt block grants for Medicaid spending. Medicaid would grow at a slower rate starting in 2025.
- Allow states to adopt waivers for many of Obamacare’s health insurance regulations, similar to the House’s state waiver program.
- Retain Obamacare’s cost-sharing program through 2019, after which health insurers can no longer receive the subsidies.
- Allow states to impose work requirements for able-bodied adults without children, or Americans with disabilities.
- Exempt children with complex medical needs from the per capita caps on Medicaid spending.
- Provide $15 billion for a “State Stabilization Fund” to help lower the price of premiums and increase health coverage for 2018 and 2019. The fund would also provide $10 billion a year in 2020 and 2021.
- Prevent Americans from using subsidies to purchase health plans that cover abortions and will eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.
Like we said above, a few Republican senators are NOT happy with it.
Here’s a breaking press release from Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson & Mike Lee:
Today I join senators Lee, Johnson, and Cruz in opposition to the #HealthcareBill. Read here: https://t.co/vo6lvirree pic.twitter.com/FF9ChIBaBA
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) June 22, 2017
Here’s the text of the press release (if you’re unable to see the Tweet above):
WASHINGTON – Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday responding to the release of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017:
“Currently, for a variety of reasons, we are not ready to vote for this bill, but we are open to negotiation and obtaining more information before it is brought to the floor. There are provisions in this draft that represent an improvement to our current health care system, but it does not appear this draft as written will accomplish the most important promise that we made to Americans: to repeal Obamacare and lower their health care costs.”
Senator Johnson said that this bill is “Definitely not repealing ObamaCare”:
Sen @RonJohnsonWI is still concerned leadership is rushing a vote on the health care bill, which he says is not Obamacare repeal –> pic.twitter.com/Y3Sig8yFW9
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) June 22, 2017
As of right now, there are already 4 “NO Votes” on the Bill, and Republicans can only afford to lose 2:
FOUR GOPers currently a NO on the GOP health care bill:
Johnson
Cruz
Lee
PaulGOP can only lose two, so… pic.twitter.com/g1utGVkoQQ
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) June 22, 2017
What do you think about this bill? Do you think it will be negotiated?
Comment below with your thoughts…
I think it’s just a rephrase of Obamacare.
I would prefer to see a complete health care bill without any Obamacare reference.
It should be clearer and cleaner than the massive Obamacare monstrosity.
State what the health care will do and state what it can not do.
State how much money will be involved.
I don’t like the plan because it is not a complete repeal of Obamacare and does not open healthcare up to the free market. It still seems to keep some socialism in it.
No country can afford free healthcare to all of its citizens. There is no socialist country in the world with a health care system that pays for itself and does not run a deficit. Deficit is a polite word for , bankrupt.
We were promised that they would REPEAL the 0webomb euthanasia genocide plan.
Nothing else will do WE WANT IT REPEALED. REPEAL it and start over or let us go back to providing our own health insurance.
We were promised that they would REPEAL the 0webomb euthanasia genocide plan.
Nothing else will do WE WANT IT REPEALED. REPEAL it and start over or let us go back to providing our own health insurance. 2nd time
when you buy a car you have to buy insurance, and the government and you decide what insurance you what if the insurance company have to put up with the same thing as they do as a car or house or life insurance they will make it less costly for the American people Why does the government need to buy insurance for all American are we special did we do something, look at country at see what we are doing to it now worry about the elderly seniors veterans military My son has insurance and he still need to pay a copay to see a doctor a it good insurances SO I THINK WE NEED THINK THIS WHOLE THING OVER WHO NEED THIS THE GOVERNMENT TAKING OVER HEALTH CARE IN THE FIRST PLACE THEY HAVE MEDICARE WHAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ONLY HAVE PERIOD AND IF THE STATES WHAT MORE LET THE EACH STATES DEAL WITH IT
REPEAL and REPLACE that is what we voted for. not this bull. if present republicans are toooooo scared to do the right thing, which they are, because their paycheck might end next election but… remind them that their are lots of younger smarter republicans out there to run against them that are not bought by pharmacy and medical companies that we will vote for. republicans with balls, republicans that will actually follow the will of the voters…. no we are not going to vote demomocrat, correct. but we aint voting for chicken shits either. get with the program or we will vote in a republican that will. The government has no business being in the healthcare business. just look at the VA…. and why are paying insurance companies to insure. make sure no benefits to illegals .. etc etc need to go after phamacedicals, make healthcare competitive over state lines, and let the market dictate. let people buy meds in Canada… yes we can buy the same meds we shipped there cheaper than here. we screw americans…. republicans are too bought and paid for TERM LIMITS…..
SEND A BILL THROW THAT SAY ALL OF OBAMA CARES IS REPEALED >AND EVERY
BODY WILL BE PUT ON MEDICARE AND WILL PAY WHAT SOCIAL SECURITY PEOPLE PAY FOR IT >>AND TO COVER THE OTHER 20% GET SUPPLEMENTAL
INSURANCE AND THEN EVERY BODY WOULD BE INSURED>AND THERE WOULD
NOT HAVE TO HAVE BILLON OF DOLLARS PUT UP FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS>>
SAVE TAX OAYERS A LOT OF MONEY>:
The way I see this is.. If the four have problems with the bill, then they really need to get with the other senators and fix it
I love Rand Paul, but I get upset with him for being a stumbling block for the health care, and other President Trumps actions.
Come on, the democrats are pounding on this as a way to say President Trump and the republicans cannot fix healthcare for America.
Yes people felt too much on freebies from our government, they need to learn that they need to take charge of their own living, including healthcare.
Repeal, Repeal, Repeal!!!!
President Trump that’s what you said. Now keep your promises. Won’t cost as much, another promise. You can do this for we the people 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸.
I would like to see a real affordable healthcare without too much obamacare. For the people, by the people, of the people healthcare plan. Thank you.
We need not only a low premium we also need low deductible. We have private inusrance and we pay 800.00 a month and have a 7000.00 deductible on one person. I don’t know how we are going to make it, the 7000.00 deductible is impossible for us to get ahead. It just keeps adding up every year.
Becky Bradley