Casey: American Health Care Act ‘morally bankrupt’
The health care bill
In a blow to
Wednesday's analysis seemed to offer political ammunition for both parties.
'Imperfect,' but necessary:
"But inaction wasn't -- and still isn't -- an option," Perry said. "The failed policies of the ACA are driving up the costs of both health care and medical insurance nationwide, and the pace is unsustainable."
Perry also pointed to discrepancies between projections and the actual number of people covered by the ACA in 2016.
"The CBO originally predicted that 21 million Americans would have ACA coverage in 2016; yet only about 10.4 million actually gained coverage," Perry said.
The CBO report confirms that the
Perry voted against the original version of the
Swift backlash: Immediately after the CBO released its latest score on the American Health Care Act's effects, Sen.
Casey called out the bill's "age tax," which could see older people paying higher insurance premiums than younger portions of the population, and its provisions regarding pre-existing conditions.
"Under the Republican scheme, Pennsylvanians in their 50s and 60s will be required to pay an 'age tax' for no other reason than the number of years they've lived," Casey said in the statement. "Those with pre-existing conditions like cancer and diabetes risk losing their protections from discrimination and will pay higher prices for their care, if they can get someone to insure them."
Due to the proposed
On Twitter, Casey followed up his statement by writing, "middle class, seniors and the sick pay more so the wealthiest can get a tax cut."
If passed in its current form, the American Health Care Act would force new costs onto local and state governments and "dramatically" stress their budgets, Casey said.
Casey called on President
"This health care bill is morally bankrupt and a disaster for children, middle-class families, seniors and individuals with disabilities," Casey said in the statement. "And all of this -- the higher costs and reduced protections for families -- are done in order to finance a massive tax cut for the wealthiest."
Sen.
"Since its enactment, 'Obamacare' has caused premiums in
'Giant Jenga puzzle':
"It's still deficient in so many ways," Peck said, pointing to the bill's defunding of
Creating a sound health insurance bill is like building "a giant Jenga puzzle" -- it requires a "sophisticated process" of adding and removing numerous pieces without causing the whole thing to collapse, Peck said, adding that she saw that process in the drafting of the ACA but not the
In recent months, Indivisible York has held numerous protests outside Perry's office in Springettsbury Township to rally against the
Peck said the activist group will continue to stage protests and "die-ins" at Perry's office, even though they don't think it will work.
Indivisible
On Wednesday morning, the group delivered a petition asking Perry to hold another town hall on the
'Reckless' legislation: In a written statement,
"I will continue to fight to protect access to quality, affordable health care for all Pennsylvanians, especially our elderly and most vulnerable citizens with chronic health needs and pre-existing conditions," Wolf said. "I hope the
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner
"Instead of focusing of real reforms that can improve how the Affordable Care Act works for all Americans without hurting those who benefit from the law,
What's next? Trump and
The budget office raised concerns about a key legislative compromise that allowed the bill to narrowly pass the House on
To win needed votes after several embarrassing setbacks, Republican conservatives and moderates struck a deal that would let states get federal waivers to permit insurers to charge higher premiums to some people in poor health, and to ignore the standard set of benefits required by Obama's statute.
The CBO said states adopting those waivers run the risk of destabilizing coverage for people with medical problems. The agency estimated that about one-sixth of the
"Over time, it would become more difficult for less healthy people (including people with pre-existing medical conditions) in those states to purchase insurance because their premiums would continue to increase rapidly," the report said.
The new estimates will serve as a starting point for
The report was the budget office's first analysis of the
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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