Collins defends vote on AHCA
First, Collins told CNN's
"I will fully admit, Wolf, I did not," Collins said. "But I can also assure you my staff did. We have to rely on our staff. ... I'm comfortable that I understand this bill in its entirety, Wolf, without poring through every word. I'm being quite honest, that's the way it is."
Later, a
"Explain that to me," Collins told the News reporter.
The Essential Plan covered 20,186 people in
Collins later said "no" when asked if he was aware of the bill's impact on the Essential Plan.
Reached for further comment on Friday, Collins released a statement saying the Essential Plan is "not referenced" in
"This will provide New Yorkers with more choice and flexibility, as well as lower costs," Collins said in the statement.
"Despite the Chicken Little-like reaction from
But whether those low-income enrollees will pay the same price for health insurance under the
Unlike the ACA or "Obamacare," which bases insurance subsidies on a person's income,
Essential Plan premiums for individuals earning less than
"This bill is worse than the first proposal," Thomas said in a statement. "While it has not been scored (by the
Shortly after the House vote, Gov.
"Ultraconservatives in
The
What's more, numerous prominent
Regardless of the bill's potential effects on heath care costs, should it become law, upstate New Yorkers could see a huge break in their property taxes.
The revised version of
According to
"The legislation is a tremendous victory for upstate
When it was first proposed in March, Cuomo blasted Collins, saying the amendment would gut
In the revised
"This bill is a targeted assault against our values, punishing New Yorkers because we support women's reproductive rights and including the Collins/Faso amendment which would devastate the state's health care industry, put millions of New Yorkers at risk, and increase the total cost of this bill on
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