Republican senators unveiled a proposal to replace Obamacare

Mitch McConnell. Photo: Facebook Mitch McConnell

Republican senators unveiled a draft health care bill that replaces Obamacare. The document, authored by the senator from the state of Kentucky Mitch McConnell, provides for the restriction of expansion Medicaid and changes subsidies to the poor.

In the 142-page document, in particular, provides for the abolition of most taxes, which are funded Obamacaregives states more freedom to refuse to comply with the requirements of the law and cancels federal funding for a family planning program Planned Parenthood, in which services are provided in abortion. It also provides for a cut in federal funding for the program. Medicaid for low-income citizens.

The version is not much different from the bill proposed House of RepresentativesHowever, many provisions of the document look more moderate. For example, the senators initiative is proposing to provide additional financial assistance to low-income people to help them cover the cost of private health insurance.

Also in the Senate version of the bill, federal insurance subsidies will be tied to the income of program participants, and not to age, as in the version of the House of Representatives. The Senate document cuts funding Medicaid for states it is slower than in the version of the House of Representatives, and it is also prohibited for insurers to increase the cost of insurance for people who obviously have diseases.

Among other things, the document developed by the Senate states that insurers will be able to charge 5 times more for the same health insurance plan from regular customers than from new ones. AT Obamacare this ratio was 3: 1. In addition, the bill proposes repealing a clause in the health care law that most people buy insurance for or pay a fine. This abolition will allow medium and large companies to provide more workers with insurance, writes Politico.

It is assumed that the Senate can put this bill to vote as early as next week. If the document receives sufficient support, then President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress will be a step before a serious revision of the American health care system, which accounts for one sixth of the economy of the whole country.

Democrats criticize this bill and fear that the elimination of subsidies for the purchase of health insurance and replacement with loans will adversely affect the poor part of the population, making insurance unaffordable for them, while the rich will benefit in the form of reduced taxes. They were also outraged by the fact that the bill was discussed behind closed doors. On voting, they intend to defend the Barack Obama Heritage program.

In order for the Senators to implement the bill, 50 people must vote for it.

It should be noted that according to the estimates of the Congressional Budget Office, if a version of the House of Representatives of health insurance is adopted, lose xnumx million citizens. President Trump called the House's proposal "mean."

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