Senate Health Plan Falls Short of Promise for Cheaper Care, Experts Say
Senate Health Plan Falls Short of Promise for Cheaper Care, Experts Say
By REED ABELSON The New York Times
President Trump and the Republicans have promised that their plan to overhaul the federal health care law will make medical coverage much more affordable.
Premiums and deductibles will be “much lower,” Mr. Trump tweeted in April. He also assured Americans that the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would protect people with potentially expensive medical conditions.
As Senate Republicans unveiled their draft legislation this week, they reiterated the goal of making it easier and cheaper for consumers buy coverage than under the current law.
“This plan will improve the affordability of health insurance,” the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, wrote in an opinion piece on Friday.
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By REED ABELSON The New York Times
President Trump and the Republicans have promised that their plan to overhaul the federal health care law will make medical coverage much more affordable.
Premiums and deductibles will be “much lower,” Mr. Trump tweeted in April. He also assured Americans that the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would protect people with potentially expensive medical conditions.
As Senate Republicans unveiled their draft legislation this week, they reiterated the goal of making it easier and cheaper for consumers buy coverage than under the current law.
“This plan will improve the affordability of health insurance,” the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, wrote in an opinion piece on Friday.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen...
