Under the Republican bill, in 2022, an average family making less than $50,000 a year would stand to lose federal benefits.
Affordable Care Act
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Rep. Chellie Pingree: Passing ‘Trumpcare’ would take us backward
The Republicans are fast-tracking a bill that cuts taxes for the rich and raises costs for everyone else.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump warns Republican lawmakers that failure of health bill would have political costs
The president predicts that many House Republicans will lose seats and the party will lose control of the chamber in next year’s election if the bill fails, according to a source who was in the closed-door meeting.
Posted inPolitics
Senate Republican holdouts split into rival camps on Obamacare overhaul
Republican leaders face a conundrum: If they move the bill to the right, moderates go running; move it to the left, and conservative opponents dig in.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
At Pingree forum in Portland, hundreds turn out to oppose Republican health care plan
Speakers warn of serious consequences for Mainers if a bill under consideration in the House becomes law.
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Commentary: Health care overhaul bill just a first step, Rep. Poliquin declares
Maine’s 2nd District congressman says he’ll carefully study the proposal and try to improve it before deciding how to vote.
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Charles Krauthammer: For those trying to replace Obamacare, all options lead to trouble
The best Republicans can hope for is to make the entitlement more rational, by using block grants for Medicaid or a more realistic age-rating system to decide insurance premiums.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Sen. Collins says she can’t support House health care plan in current form
The moderate Republican says ‘Older people living in rural America would be really left behind.’
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Republican health plan: How much the rich would gain and the elderly poor would lose
In all, the bill provides $883 billion in tax relief by repealing almost all of the taxes enacted under the Affordable Care Act, according to the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Med students share concerns about the American Health Care Act
Mainers need a law to maintain or increase access to affordable, quality coverage while containing premium costs.