The Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act would strip away what advocates say is essential coverage for drug addiction treatment as the number of people dying from opiate overdoses is skyrocketing nationwide . Beginning in 2020, the plan would eliminate an Affordable Care Act requirement that Medicaid cover basic mental-health and addiction services in states that expanded it, allowing them to decide whether to include those benefits in Medicaid plans.
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Trending Now House Republicans unveil plan to repeal and replace Obamacare
… news and keep up to date with mobile alerts. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Political Insider blog teamed up with health care reporter Misty Williams for this quick take on the Obamacare replacement bill that was unveiled Monday: WASHINGTON …
Republicans unveil Affordable Care Act replacement bill
Republicans unveiled their long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, proposing to phase out key parts of the law over several years as they try to break through a stalemate between moderates and conservatives in their party. Called the American Health Care Act, House Republicans’ proposal includes a refundable, age-based tax credit to help people buy insurance.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito: Reform Option Retains Healthcare
… Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana; Sen. Margaret Collins, R-Maine; and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Georgia, will allow “better health outcomes, to do it more efficiently, to give more choices and hopefully to control the cost as well,” and she thinks it puts …
Cut Dependence On Government
West Virginia’s U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, share one concern about proposals to repeal and replace the Obamacare program. It is that those who have become dependent on it not be cut off from health insurance.