How the Republican health care bill changes Obamacare

June 22--Senate Republican leaders unveiled their health care bill Thursday morning, after weeks of crafting it behind closed doors. The bill takes major steps to roll back provisions of the Affordable Care Act but doesn't go as far as the House's version. In both bills, the spending cuts made by Medicaid and other programs would go to fund a substantial tax cut for the health care industry and the rich.

WHO WOULD BE COVERED

Under Senate Republicans' plan, the government would no longer penalize Americans for failing to have health insurance.

WHO WOULD PAY FOR COVERAGE

The federal health insurance subsidies that help most people with ACA marketplace plans afford their coverage would change. Health care would get substantially less affordable for most of these people, especially those who are poor, unhealthy or old, according to Linda Blumberg of the Urban Institute, Christine Eibner of the RAND Corp. and Karen Pollitz of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

PROPOSED CHANGES TO MEDICAID

The bill would restructure Medicaid, narrow the program's eligibility and likely decrease its funding.

Source: The Washington Post SCNG

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