Short Answer
Yes.
Long Answer
At it's core, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is meant to be the replacement for the current Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare. This means that the AHCA should be better at providing insurance to more Americans, reducing the cost of coverage and prioritizing individuals with preexisting conditions. But it doesn't. In fact, the AHCA does the exact opposite of all of these. The Congressional Budget Offices has stated that 23 million fewer Americans will be covered by the AHCA compared to the ACA. Adding more insult to injury, the cost of coverage will mostly to increase due to the repeal of the Individual Mandate under the ACA. Here's a list of additional provisions proposed by the AHCA:
- Roll back on Medicaid
- Drive up cost of coverage for the poor
- 14 million less people on Medicaid
- Waiver for states to opt. out of ACA provisions
- Reduce benefits for the poor
- More choice to Insurance companies to choose what to cover
- "Repeal of Net Investment Tax"
- Reduce investment income tax
- mainly applies to the rich
It is understandable that there was a replacement proposed for the ACA. Premiums were becoming too high and it didn't cover all Americans. However, with the provisions and plans that are proposed in the AHCA, it does not seem to the replacement that Americans are hoping for. Health care shouldn't be a class or political issue. It should really be one where the most American can be covered with at the most reasonable price.
End note
This is my first post ever so apologies for any misinformation that was presented. Please let me know what I got wrong and leave a comment on your opinion on the American Health Care Act.
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