Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called for a Senate vote on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare), but it’s not clear just which GOP bill will be considered. Will it be:
- The one that just repeals the ACA and leaves 32 million Americans without health care?
- The one like RyanCare that repeals the ACA and replaces it with a program leaving 23 million without health care?
- The new one repealing the ACA and replacing it with a program that removes health insurance for 22 million?
One thing is clear: whether it’s Door #1, #2, or #3, the deal will cut taxes for the rich and increase premiums for anyone who still has health insurance.
More:
“Everyone is confused about the health care vote — including Republican senators,” Tara Golshan, Vox
“The Republicans Have Three Health Care Bills And No Clear Paths Forward,” Anna Maria Barry-Jester, FiveThirtyEight
“Senate GOP: Knowing Health Care Plan Is ‘Luxury We Don’t Have,’ Joe Williams and Lauren Clason, Roll Call
“Ahead of key vote, details of GOP health bill still unknown,” Hope Yen, Associated Press
“Senate Republicans don’t know what’s in their health bill or what it would do. They’re voting anyway.” Dylan Scott, Vox
“Trump makes veiled threat to GOP on Obamacare,” Rebecca Morin, Politico
Related:
“Parts of Senate GOP Health Care Bill Break Rules, Parliamentarian Says,” Mary Ellen McIntire, Roll Call
“Mixed signals from Trump White House on health care strategy,” Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Ken Thomas, Associated Press
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