Senate Healthcare Bill Summarized

The Good News? It’s way different than the “mean” (in Trump’s words) House bill.

The Bad News? It still takes aways a lot of what the ACA (i.e., Obamacare) brought to the table. This will hurt a lot of poor people.

The Best News: Rich people got a bigass tax cut! YAY!

“Let them eat cake.”

It makes significant changes to the House bill, but still ends the ACA’s taxes, mandates and Medicaid expansion.

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Source: The Senate health bill is out. Here’s your speed read – Axios

McCain: “No American Has Seen Healthcare Bill, But I’m Sure Russia Has”

Nah, the Russians didn’t need to hack into our computer networks to get a copy of the AHCA, they got it directly from Donald Trump himself.

Asked Tuesday whether he has seen a copy of the legislation, McCain said he has not.

“Nor have I met any American that has,” he added, according to Bloomberg.

“I’m sure the Russians have been able to hack in and gotten most of it.”

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Source: McCain: No American has seen healthcare bill, but I’m sure Russia has | TheHill

On Health Care, Can Mitch McConnell Ultimately Save Paul Ryan, President Trump And The GOP?

I’m going out on a limb here — The Senate will PASS an Obamacare replacement.

And now we’re all fucked.

The leaders and rank-and-file of the House know that what they have done so far is not yet law. It may not even qualify as a rough draft. Giant steps remain, and some in the GOP may well be grateful.

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Source: On Health Care, Can Mitch McConnell Ultimately Save Paul Ryan, President Trump And The GOP? : NPR