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House votes to repeal & replace Obamacare

House votes to repeal & replace Obamacare

Last updated on: May 5, 2017 at 5:30 am by Gene Veith

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House votes to repeal & replace Obamacare 2017-05-04T15:33:22-04:00 Gene Veith

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The House of Representatives voted to repeal and replace Obamacare, a long-time Republican commitment that they could not pull off in March. Now the measure must be passed by the Senate, where its prospects are uncertain and where further changes are likely.

The “American Health Care Act” still leaves us with a national health care program much like Obamacare, resting as it does on individuals buying health insurance. But the mandate forcing them to do so would be eliminated. Also the subsidies will be replaced by a different system of federal tax credits. And states can opt out of various requirements, including being able to set up high risk pools for people with pre-existing conditions.

For a detailed list and explanation of the differences between the proposed “American Health Care Act” and the previous “Affordable Health Care Act,” go here.

One complaint about Obamacare is that it is so complicated. Trumpcare will also be complicated. It is basically a revision of Obamacare, but one that is not so generous. It will leave more people uncovered, since it is no longer forcing them to sign up. The premiums should be lower, but so will the amount of government money available to help pay for them.

Do you think this new healthcare plan, assuming it gets through the Senate, will be more popular or less popular than the one it replaces? Does it still do far too much, as far as conservatives are concerned? Does it do far too little to satisfy the general public? Will it be a net gain or a net loss for Republicans?

Photograph of White House brainstorming sessions for the American Health Care Act (March 2017) by Vice President Pence @ twitter – Caption; Picture URL, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57023717

From Peter Sullivan, House passes ObamaCare repeal | TheHill:

House Republicans on Thursday passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare, taking a major step toward a long-held goal and setting in motion an overhaul of the nation’s health system.

The narrow 217-213 vote is a victory for GOP leaders, who faced a tumultuous path to getting the bill to the floor. The measure had to be pulled in March because of a lack of votes, but a series of deals since then brought on board the conservative Freedom Caucus and then wavering moderates.

“Today we made history by taking the first important step toward rescuing hardworking families from the failures and skyrocketing costs of Obamacare,” House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said in a statement.

Twenty Republicans voted against the bill, with most of them hailing from swing districts that Democrats are targeting in 2018.

The bill, known as the American Health Care Act, repeals the core elements of ObamaCare, including its subsidies to help people get coverage, expansion of Medicaid, taxes and mandates for people to get coverage.

In its place, the bill provides a new tax credit aimed at helping people buy insurance, though it would provide less help than ObamaCare to low-income people.

The Congressional Budget Office found that 24 million more people will become uninsured over the next decade because of the bill. While some of that loss is because of people choosing not to get coverage when the mandate is repealed, much of it would come from Medicaid cuts and the smaller tax credit as well.

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