Draft bill to replace Obamacare would slice Medicaid and middle-lesson tax credits,and strip funding from Planned ParenthoodAfter weeks of secret negotiations, the US Senate has released its draft of a bill that could upend the healthcare system for millions of Americans.
The Senate’s 142-page proposal, and unveiled on Thursday,would eliminate or reduce key benefits provided by Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act; lower taxes for the wealthy; strip funding from the women’s reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood; and dramatically slice and restructure Medicaid, America’s public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans. Related: These are the people at the mercy of Trump's healthcare bill Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com