President Donald Trump took to Twitter Saturday following U.S. Sen.
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The bill would end Medicaid expansion in most of the country and overhaul the program’s funding while giving individual states more flexibility with respect to managing federally-backed health insurance plans if passed, but faces an uphill battle without the support of Mr. McCain, a war vet, former White House hopeful and six-term senator recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
As an added bonus for the GOP, it will also result in a massive shift of federal funds from blue states to red states, a prospect that must make Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chuckle. Lisa Murkowski also seems to be against the proposal.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from ME, also inched closer to closing the door on Graham-Cassidy, saying that she was “leaning against”, the bill, according to a report from The Portland Press Herald.
Six of the nation’s largest medical associations Saturday called on the Senate to reject the latest Republican effort to repeal Obamacare, saying that “health care is too important to get wrong”.
Trump is also wrong about block grants and demonstrating that he doesn’t even know what’s in Graham-McCain because the bill contains its own set of rules and requirements for states.
“In short, Graham-Cassidy converts $1.2 trillion of Obamacare subsidies and spending into block grants for States to craft healthcare plans to address the needs of its citizens”. John McCain gave a thumbs-down to the unpopular proposal. Because Senate Republicans hold 52 seats, no more than two can vote no. Susan Collins said she is “leaning” towards a no vote.
Sen. Susan Collins of ME, a fellow Republican, said on Friday that she was leaning against voting for the bill, and Republican Sen. Two more Navy officials fired over ship collisions MORE (R-Ariz.) on Friday for opposing the new GOP bill to repeal ObamaCare. And I say we still have a chance. Lindsey Graham, R-Fla., and Sen.
Numerous central problems with the law – rising premiums, few if any insurers to choose from in counties across the country – can be directly traced back to Trump, who has stoked uncertainty and drastically cut the budget for advertising the law.
Referring to the bill sponsored by his friend, Sen.
According to a new independent analysis, the bill awaiting a Senate vote could lead to 21 million fewer Americans having health insurance. John McCain during a campaign rally Friday night, saying the Arizona senator had let down his constituents. Trump spent much of August needling McConnell for his failure to pass a repeal bill, and Republican lawmakers back home during Congress’ summer recess heard repeatedly from voters angered that after seven years of promises to get rid of “Obamacare”, the party had not delivered.
In a statement, McCain said the lack of “regular order” in crafting the legislation was what pushed him away.
A study by the University of Southern California and the Brookings Institution, released Friday, estimated that 15 million people would lose coverage by 2019 if the bill passes, and 32 million would lose coverage in 2027.
Both organizations projected that OH, along with nearly every other state, would face a “funding cliff” starting in 2027, when funding for the block grants ends.
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It would require coverage for pre-existing conditions and ban annual or lifetime caps but would allow states to apply for waivers if they protect those who would be affected.
