In the House bill, cuts to Medicaid - the federal health-care program for the poor, which covers one in five Americans - were deep.
Under Senate Republicans' plan, the government would no longer penalize Americans for failing to have health insurance.
The Senate bill keeps the Obamacare protections for people with pre-existing conditions. "The president is pleased the process [is] moving forward swiftly in Congress and he looks forward to seeing a finalized bill on his desk so that we can finally repeal and replace Obamacare before it completely collapses". According to the former Head of State, he expects senators to wonder themselves what will happen to USA citizens´ addition to Opioids and who suddenly lose their cover, or to pregnant women, disabled children or poor adults.
Both the House and Senate bills rollback the Obamacare expansion of Medicaid, the publicly-funded insurance program for low-income people, the disabled, and children, and both plans cap the program's funding.
Warren insisted that Senate Republicans, in drafting the bill, had been "dreaming up even meaner ways to kick dirt in the face of the American people".
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Democrats in the Senate are unified and determined to defend the the Affordable Care Act, criticizing Republicans for putting the bill behind closed doors without a single public hearing or bill-drafting session. They said GOP characterisations of the law as failing are wrong and claimed the Republican plan would boot millions off coverage and leave others facing higher out-of-pocket costs. The Senate vote is expected before June 29.
The Senate bill's passage came into question hours after leaders unveiled it Thursday, as four conservative members of the chamber - enough to doom it to failure - said they would vote against the bill as written. While the bill leaves in place subsidies to help pay for insurance, it would narrow eligibility for them to 350% of the federal poverty level instead of the current 400%.
Senate Republicans released only a draft of their bill, with no analysis and no cost estimates. Which creates a flawless incentive for free riders to stay out of the market until they get sick, then buy in without penalty.
Four Republican senators, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Mike Lee of Utah, already said they can not support the bill as it's now written. "Jewish tradition's emphasis on caring for the sick and lifting up those in need inspires us to call on Senators to reject the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017".
Perdue says if you don't make sweeping changes now, the issue will get worse.
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