Paul still opposes GOP health care bill, despite changes
Republican leaders over the weekend tweaked the bill to give more money to states including
"It looks suspicious, doesn't it?" Paul told reporters after an event in his home state before flying back to
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The latest bill, known as Graham-Cassidy after its primary sponsors Sen.
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Changes to the bill over the weekend would lessen the amount of that cut. But Paul said he opposes the bill because it does not include enough spending cuts.
"If all we're doing is shifting the money but basically keeping the system, I don't know if we've fundamentally changed anything other than we're reshuffling who gets the money," Paul said.
Paul said he wants a bill that would rely more on market forces in the health insurance industry. He wants to let people from different states to join together and purchase health insurance plans as a group. He imagined a scenario where all of the nation's fast food employees could join a health care association, where one person would negotiate the rates on their behalf.
"I think this would be exciting," he said.
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