Healthcare Catch-All | GOP seeking a plan

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GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed. Here’s what lawmakers propose now.​

Lawmakers are racing toward a mid-December deadline, with Republicans hoping to present side-by-side legislation with Democrats’ plan to extend ACA subsidies.

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GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed. Here’s what lawmakers propose now.​

Lawmakers are racing toward a mid-December deadline, with Republicans hoping to present side-by-side legislation with Democrats’ plan to extend ACA subsidies.

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“… Any new health care legislation would also face pressure from antiabortion groups, who have long resented how the ACA allows insurers to cover some abortions. Past attempts to craft bipartisan changes to the health law have failed because of fights on whether to apply the Hyde Amendment — long-standing language banning federal funds for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or when the woman’s life is threatened.…”
 

Republicans are racing to find a plan for enhanced ACA subsidies. Here’s what they’re considering​



“… Scott has not provided many details on his legislation but told Fox News on Sunday that people could use the funds to pay for premiums or co-pays. His proposal doesn’t seek to repeal Obamacare, but to fix it, he said.

However, ideas like Trump’s and Scott’s could rock the Affordable Care Act and, potentially, lead to its withering or demise, experts say. That’s because people with fewer health care needs would likely use the funds to buy less comprehensive, less expensive coverage, leaving sicker, costlier enrollees in Obamacare policies and prompting insurers to raise premiums.

“This would in a big way pull healthy people out of the ACA risk pool and likely lead to a premium death spiral and collapse of the ACA marketplaces,” said Larry Levitt, KFF’s executive vice president for health policy….”
 
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