GOP tax plan fuels anxiety in U.S. health care system
The legislation - which
The bill, which includes huge tax cuts for corporations, may also force tens of millions of dollars in cuts to the Medicare program under federal budget rules, though congressional leaders say they are confident they can waive the rules as they have in the past.
Most worrisome to many, the bill will open a
"This is a horrid bill," said
"They haven't been able to repeal and replace (the health care law), so they'll attack it through the budget by looking for ways knock down the money that's needed to cover people."
The
But across the country, dozens of health care groups, including every major physician association and patient advocacy organization, have urged
"This bill leaves too many patients behind and saddles millions more with higher premiums," said
The groups include the
Last week, the
At highest risk may be consumers in regions of the country where there are few insurers selling plans now and where premiums are already very high.
Republican leaders have dismissed the objections of health care groups and others, arguing that eliminating the penalty on people who don't get health insurance will remove an unfair government requirement.
But senior
"We're going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit," House Speaker
Ryan has long advocated major changes to the federal Medicare program.
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