Malloy: GOP Health Care Bill Costs Connecticut Nearly $7 Billion Through 2026
The new analysis came as
In a written statement, Malloy said the legislation "eviscerates Medicaid and essentially ends the program as we know it" by shifting it to a block grant format. The move disproportionally impacts states like
By 2026, the Republican proposal anticipates each state receiving the same amount of Medicaid funding on a per-person basis, which would adversely affect
"The proponents of the bill claim enhanced 'flexibility' provided by the block grant will allow states to support Medicaid expansion costs or cost-sharing assistance," analysts wrote. "However, for
Opposition to the Republican bill has been growing, even as Senate Majority Leader
In a letter to
"It's a really historic coalition of opposition combining insurance companies, hospitals, doctors, patient advocates, community grass-roots organizations, the list goes on," said Sen.
Blumenthal said the failure of Graham-Cassidy may reopen the door for bipartisan negotiations that were underway in the
Sen.
"This is far from over, there is only one true hard 'no' ... we still have a lot of work to do," he said.
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