GOP health bill saves tax dollars, but 1M in NJ could lose insurance
Younger consumers would get a break, while older consumers not yet eligible for Medicare would pay much more, a separate analysis said.
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The reports add more hurdles to the Republican bid to dismantle the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often nicknamed Obamacare, and replace it with a plan that will cost taxpayers less money.
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And it shouldn't be a surprise. The nation's
It is an emotional issue.
Eva suffers from Alzheimer's, and Walter no longer can care for her alone. Emilia decided to leave her job as a nursing assistant to care for her mother full time.
They didn't want to put Eva in a nursing home, fearing her care would suffer. So they have been fighting to get approved for Medicaid, which would at least help pay for home care, they said.
"I've seen a lot of families actually going through the same thing I'm going through right now,"
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It helped
Obamacare had no shortage of complaints, either. Consumers have dug deeper into their own pockets to pay for health care because of higher deductibles. Insurers in
While
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"I am glad to see the
The
But less money for health insurance programs would mean more uninsured.
A report by the
The reasons:
1. It would eliminate penalties for consumers who aren't covered by health insurance, and it wouldn't mandate that large employers offer workers coverage that meets specific standards, according to the
2. The bill would reduce federal funding to low-income consumers in
3. The bill would cut tax credits for consumers buying coverage in the Obamacare marketplace from
4. Insurers could charge consumers more based on age.
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(They weren't eligible for tax credits in either version of the law).
A 60-year-old who makes
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