The most important thing to know about the Senate Republicans' new health care bill is that it looks a lot like the House Republicans' health care bill—the one that even President Trump described as "mean."
Unveiled on Thursday after being crafted by lobbyists and GOP lawmakers in secret for several weeks, the Better Care Reconciliation Act contains few surprises, which may explain why the Republican leadership hid it, after the slim victory of the unpopular House bill last month. The new measure would repeal all of the taxes associated with the Affordable Care Act, and it pays for the cuts by cutting billions from Medicaid.
The Better Care Act is expected to come up for a vote in the Senate next week, and its fate is uncertain. Some Republicans in the Senate and elsewhere have wavered on their support, expressing dismay at both some of the policy in the bill and the covert way it was crafted. Others will be upset that the bill retains much of the Affordable Care Act's structure, including the insurance exchanges.Continue reading on VICE News.
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