EDITORIAL: And you thought Republicans’ health care bill couldn’t get worse
Still, the bill unveiled by
The
By 2024, the bill would end Obamacare's federal money to expand Medicaid, which has allowed 4 million Californians to get insured. Unless the state steps in with substantially more funding -- possibly
So no matter the new name and a few tweaks, the bottom line of the
It's also outrageous that 13 senators -- all white men -- drafted this bill in secret for weeks. And now they're rushing to pass it next week before the July Fourth recess, before senators have to return home and face their constituents. And who knows what goodies for Big Pharma and other special interests may be hidden in the 142 pages.
Last week, President
The
The
For all the objections and theatrics by
Senate Majority Leader
As we've said, Obamacare isn't perfect. But it has improved health care for many Americans. The right path is to fix its flaws and to focus on reducing health care costs, not to wipe it out.
If Republican leaders in
That isn't likely to happen. Now it's about big money and partisan political power -- and millions of poorer, sicker and older Americans are the collateral damage.
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Majority Leader
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