The Senate Republican healthcare bill is set to be released Thursday, and we're already starting to get some indications of what it will look like.
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Here's what is expected to be in the Senate's version of 'Trumpcare'
From tax credits to Medicaid, here's what is likely to be in the new Republican healthcare bill.
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After the House's American Health Care Act failed to gain significant support in the Senate, the new bill will be Senate Republicans' turn to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law better known as Obamacare.
A discussion draft of the bill was circulating among lobbyists and some congressional staffers on Wednesday, and severalreports have begun to detail the contours of the bill.
The bill mirrors the House version closely, but it does have changes to provisions like Medicaid, tax credits, and more. Here's what we've seen and heard so far:
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- Tax credits:
- Medicaid expansion:
- Medicaid spending growth:
- Cost-sharing subsidies:
- State waivers for Obamacare regulations:
- Repeal Obamacare's taxes:
- Shift around key funding to prevent it from going to healthcare providers involved in abortion procedures:
The full text of the bill will be posted online on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said.
Despite these changes, there is no guarantee that the bill will pass the Senate. Moderate members of the Senate Republican conference continually argued for a longer phaseout of the Medicaid expansion and more generous tax credits. On the other end, conservatives have demanded a full repeal of Obamacare and more significant spending cuts.
If these divisions can be healed among Republicans, McConnell wants to get a vote on the bill done by the end of next week.
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