Grassley predicts trouble for latest health care bill
"I see a problem, yes," said
The Graham-Cassidy proposal, introduced
The senators have spent weeks concocting and selling the party's new approach to scrapping Obama's law. They say their proposal, shifting money and decision-making from
Graham and Cassidy would end Obama's requirement that most people buy health coverage and larger employers offer it to workers. It would let insurers charge higher premiums to seriously ill customers and cut Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, over time. Money from the law's Medicaid expansion and cost-reductions it provides lower-earning people would be folded into block grants dispersed to states --totaling
Supporters of the latest
"What might fit
Although President
"I hope Republican Senators will vote for Graham-Cassidy and fulfill their promise to Repeal & Replace ObamaCare. Money direct to States!"
Opponents of the bill, which needs 50 votes to advance to the
"You know, I could maybe give you 10 reasons why this bill shouldn't be considered," Grassley told reporters in a conference call Wednesday. "But
He acknowledged the Graham-Cassidy bill would have no impact to help
Grassley said the bill proposed by Sen.
So far, conservative Sen.
All
"While we're still waiting for a final breakdown of how deeply this new Trumpcare bill would hurt hardworking Illinoisans, we already know that, just like the last Trumpcare bill, it will lead to higher costs and less coverage," said
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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