Editorial: Moran should reject Graham-Cassidy
Although Congressional Republicans have already failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act twice this year, they're at it again with legislation introduced by Sens.
The
Considering the fact that these are all major provisions of the new bill, we can expect a similar impact on the number of uninsured Americans. However, we don't know exactly what the CBO analysis on the new bill will look like, and its sponsors aren't eager for us to find out. That's why they finalized it with only a couple of weeks until the
Because there are enough Republican votes in the
The Graham-Cassidy bill would give states near-absolute discretion on how they manage their health care systems. Through block grants, it would also transfer federal dollars to the 19 states that didn't expand Medicaid -- including
While we disagreed with Moran when he announced his support for a repeal of the ACA with no replacement, we applauded him for opposing the last terrible health care plan his colleagues proposed. The Graham-Cassidy bill is a reckless, last-minute attempt to fundamentally alter the American health care system for the worse, and Moran should repudiate it as well.
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