Obamacare repeal could affect insurance for 150K Sonoma County residents
The plan, introduced Tuesday by
Billed the American Health Care Act, the
"Defunding Planned Parenthood would be devastating to the reproductive health care of women in
The
The replacement plan calls for rolling back the
That would almost certainly cause a future reduction in
That, she said, would most likely lead to
"It would put us on the hook for reducing the number of individuals who have coverage," Robinson said.
Supervisor
"It's a cost shift down to states and local governments," Zane said. "Anybody who knows anything about funding knows it's bad news. It means a decrease in funding."
Under the
To encourage people to purchase health insurance the plan would allow insurance companies to impose a 30 percent penalty if coverage lapses beyond 63 days.
Tuesday, some statewide health care groups blasted the
"
More than 1 million Californians bought coverage through a new health insurance marketplace, Covered California, while nearly 4 million more joined
The Affordable Care Act has led to a drop in the state's uninsured rate from 17.2 percent in 2013, before the law fully took effect, to 7.4 percent in 2016, said
According to
Thompson, D-
"Estimates are that if (Obamacare is) repealed
Monday, Rep.
Nearly 1,000 people packed into the
He said while the Affordable Care Act has its shortcomings, he recognized its help providing quality health care and boosting coverage.
"We should try to improve it, not repeal it," he said. "It's very clear to me that if we were to repeal this law, and certainly without putting an adequate and comprehensive replacement in place first, the impacts would be devastating for millions of people."
Hodges is no fan of Obamacare, but said he likes the replacement plan's inclusion of Health Savings Accounts that allow individuals to self-insure for health care. He said the plan also eliminates some of Obamacare's bureaucratic reporting requirements.
But Hodges said the plan does not resonate with conservative values, as it keeps many of Obamacare's key components.
"In my opinion, it isn't a real replacement of Obamacare," he said.
Aside from potentially increasing the number of uninsured,
These health centers, which employ 1,000 people, provide primary care, dental and mental health to 100,000
"Clearly, we're looking at pre-ACA levels of service," Robinson said.
"The economic fallout to
Statewide,
Local numbers were not available.
Under current law, no federal money pays for abortions, but Republican lawmakers inserted a provision barring
"It's very shortsighted," said
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