In Rare Unity, Hospitals, Doctors and Insurers Criticize Health Bill

Reed Abelson and Katie Thomas – The New York Times:

It is a rare unifying moment. Hospitals, doctors, health insurers and some consumer groups, with few exceptions, are speaking with one voice and urging significant changes to the Republican health care legislation that passed the House on Thursday.

The bill’s impact is wide-ranging, potentially affecting not only the millions who could lose coverage through deep cuts in Medicaid or no longer be able to afford to buy coverage in the state marketplaces. With states allowed to seek waivers from providing certain benefits, employers big and small could scale back what they pay for each year or reimpose lifetime limits on coverage. In particular, small businesses, some of which were strongly opposed to the Affordable Care Act, could be free to drop coverage with no penalty.

At this point the only people standing on the side of this bill are the very wealthy and their Republican lackeys. Not a good place to be standing come November, 2018.

In the mean time, see you in the Senate.

#GOP #fraud