Three Ways the New Republican Health Bill Differs From Past Repeal Efforts
- 7 years ago
Three Ways the New Republican Health Bill Differs From Past Repeal Efforts
While some states may use their block grants to replicate Affordable Care Act programs or provide other forms of health insurance, others may use the
block grants to substitute for existing state spending instead of using it to offer health insurance to people covered under the Affordable Care Act.
Subsidies for out-of-pocket costs
Tax credits for premiums
Essential health benefits
Prohibitions on annual and lifetime limits
Pre-existing conditions policy
Restrictions on charging more for older Americans
Taxes created under Obamacare
Health savings account
Dependent coverage until 26
Increase in the number of uninsured in 10 years
The newest bill — introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina — gives states sweeping discretion to come up with their own health care systems through federal block grants.
While some states may use their block grants to replicate Affordable Care Act programs or provide other forms of health insurance, others may use the
block grants to substitute for existing state spending instead of using it to offer health insurance to people covered under the Affordable Care Act.
Subsidies for out-of-pocket costs
Tax credits for premiums
Essential health benefits
Prohibitions on annual and lifetime limits
Pre-existing conditions policy
Restrictions on charging more for older Americans
Taxes created under Obamacare
Health savings account
Dependent coverage until 26
Increase in the number of uninsured in 10 years
The newest bill — introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina — gives states sweeping discretion to come up with their own health care systems through federal block grants.