Health care vote delayed due to a senator’s health care. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has delayed consideration of his revised Better Care Reconciliation Act.
The revised BCRA hasn’t changed much—except for taxes. Significant reductions in Medicaid and in individual insurance subsidies included in the House and first Senate bill remain.
A Trump-like cut could reduce federal revenues by $7.8 trillion dollars through 2026. That’s the new estimate from TPC if tax cuts consistent with President Trump’s April outline become law.
Who would benefit from the Senate leadership’s current health bill? A new analysis by TPC and the Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center finds that low-income households would be more than $2,500 worse off after taking into accounting the plan’s tax and benefit cuts. By contrast, those making $200,000 or more would enjoy a net benefit of $5,420.
Will the CBO change its score for ACA repeal? The Senate’s GOP leadership is pushing the Congressional Budget Office to revise its score of the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
A better BCRA to the CBO tomorrow? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’ll send a revised Better Care Reconciliation Act to the Congressional Budget Office before Congress departs for its July 4 recess on Friday.
Repeal and Replace: Sooner or later. Or just later. The GOP-led Senate does not have enough votes to pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act, its version of the House’s American Health Care Act.
