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Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
DIR By: andra
Date: June 22, 2017, 11:50 pm
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Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
"WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, who for seven years have
promised a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, took a major step
on Thursday toward that goal, unveiling a bill to make deep cuts
in Medicaid and end the law’s mandate that most Americans have
health insurance.
The 142-page bill would create a new system of federal tax
credits to help people buy health insurance, while offering
states the ability to drop many of the benefits required by the
Affordable Care Act, like maternity care, emergency services and
mental health treatment.
But the measure landed in rough seas ahead of a vote that
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, wants
next week. Four conservative senators, Rand Paul of Kentucky,
Ted Cruz of Texas, Mike Lee of Utah and Ron Johnson of
Wisconsin, announced that they would oppose it without changes —
more than enough to bring it down.
“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,” the four wrote in
a joint statement."
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Re: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
DIR By: Spice
Date: June 23, 2017, 5:21 pm
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My SIL and kids are on Medicaid. Guess they will be in for a
shock.
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Re: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
DIR By: andra
Date: June 24, 2017, 12:25 am
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Trump joins the effort to pass a health-care bill, but another
GOP senator is opposed
"President Trump and his allies are waging their most aggressive
effort yet to help Senate GOP leaders pass an expansive
health-care bill next week, but the endeavor encountered new
resistance Friday when a fifth Republican senator said he does
not support the bill as is.
Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) announced that he could not vote for
the legislation without revisions, singling out the measure’s
long-term spending cuts to Medicaid as the reason for his
opposition. The announcement caught some Republicans in Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s orbit by surprise.
It also prompted a Republican super PAC to plan a seven-figure
advertising campaign in Nevada to pressure Heller — raising the
specter of an ugly intraparty fight that could serve as a
harbinger of the political clashes to come during next year’s
midterm elections.".
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Re: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
DIR By: andra
Date: June 27, 2017, 3:52 pm
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Facing GOP opposition, Senate leaders postpone vote to overhaul
Obamacare
"Facing a rebellion within their own ranks, Senate Republican
leaders on Tuesday postponed a vote to overhaul the 2010
Affordable Care Act until after the July 4 recess.
The delay — which came after five Senate Republicans said they
could not support a move to bring up the bill this week in the
wake of a new budget analysis — means that lawmakers will be
exposed to a barrage of lobbying as they face their constituents
over the holiday.
Conservatives are blasting Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell’s (R-Ky.) plan for leaving too much of the existing
law in place, while a coalition of patient advocates, doctors
and senior citizens’ groups have joined Democrats in decrying
its proposed cuts to the Medicaid program and rollback of taxes
imposed on the wealthy."
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Re: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
DIR By: andra
Date: June 28, 2017, 2:19 pm
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'Trump doesn't bring us any votes': Trump appears to be losing
influence on healthcare
"President Donald Trump made the pledge to repeal and replace
Obamacare one of the key issues of his 2016 election campaign.
But as Republicans try in earnest to make good on that promise,
Trump appears to be losing influence.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that GOP
leadership would delay a vote on its healthcare bill, the Better
Care Reconciliation Act, until after the weeklong July 4 recess
because of a lack of support among Republican lawmakers.
Nine members of the party have publicly said they would not vote
for the bill in its current form. McConnell can lose only two
votes for the BCRA to pass, as all Democrats are expected to
oppose it.
But Trump apparently isn't helping GOP members get to "yes." In
contrast to his hard sell on the House healthcare bill, The
Washington Post and The New York Times published reports late
Tuesday saying Trump had done little to get the reluctant GOP
senators to come to an agreement.
According to The Times' Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin, Trump
has been "on the sidelines" during the Senate negotiations."
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Re: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
DIR By: andra
Date: June 28, 2017, 2:22 pm
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THE FLOODGATES OPEN: GOP senators come out in furious force
against healthcare bill after vote delayed
Several Republican senators voiced their opposition to the
Senate healthcare bill just hours after the GOP leadership on
Tuesday said it would delay a vote on the legislation until
after the weeklong July 4 recess.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other leaders are
seeking an agreement with members on a revised bill by the end
of the week. By most indications, that will be difficult.
Combined with those who defected before the delay, at least nine
GOP senators have said they oppose the first version of the
bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
McConnell can afford to lose only two Republican votes for the
bill to pass the Senate. Here's a rundown of all of the public
GOP dissenters
Rand Paul of Kentucky: Released a statement with three other
conservative senators on Thursday opposing the bill, saying it
did not do enough to repeal Obamacare's regulations and decrease
the deficit.
Ted Cruz of Texas: Signed on to the statement opposing on
Thursday. Cruz applauded the decision to delay the vote but said
productive conversations were going on about the bill.
Ron Johnson of Wisconsin: One of the signees to the statement on
Thursday with Cruz and Paul, Johnson said in a statement after
the delay: "I'm pleased Senate leadership has agreed to give us
more time to analyze the healthcare bill. A vote this week would
have been rushed, and I look forward to taking time in the
coming days to improve this bill."
Mike Lee of Utah: Another of the four conservative signees on
Thursday.
Dean Heller of Nevada: Up for reelection in Nevada in 2018 in a
state won by Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. He
opposed the cuts to Medicaid and said the draft bill would not
lower people's premiums.
Susan Collins of Maine: Said she had "fundamental" issues with
the bill as written. "I will say I have so many fundamental
problems with the bill, that have been confirmed by the CBO
report, that it's difficult for me to see how any tinkering is
going to satisfy my fundamental and deep concerns about the
impact of the bill," Collins said.
Jerry Moran of Kansas: Moran, a relatively middle-of-the-road
member, said the process was simply moving too fast. "The Senate
healthcare bill missed the mark for Kansans and therefore did
not have my support," Moran said Tuesday. "I am pleased with the
decision to delay the vote — now is the time to take a step back
and put the full legislative process to work."
Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia: West Virginia has the
largest population of Medicaid recipients, so Capito wants to
secure more funding for the program. "As drafted, this bill will
not ensure access to affordable healthcare in West Virginia,
does not do enough to combat the opioid epidemic that is
devastating my state, cuts traditional Medicaid too deeply, and
harms rural healthcare providers," Capito said in a statement.
Rob Portman of Ohio: Wants to ensure more funding for Medicaid
and to fight the opioid crisis in the bill. "Unfortunately, the
Senate draft falls short and therefore I cannot support it in
its current form," Portman said in a statement. "In the days and
weeks ahead, I'm committed to continue talking with my
colleagues about how we can fix the serious problems in our
healthcare system while protecting Ohio's most vulnerable
citizens."
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