‘The Consequences For California Are Devastating’: Millions Would Lose Coverage Under GOP Plan
As a state that fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, California is particularly vulnerable to the Republicans' proposed legislation.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Senate Health Care Bill Called ‘Devastating’ To California
Senate Republicans’ health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, released Thursday, would lead to millions of Californians losing health coverage, paying more for insurance or seeing their benefits scaled back, according to health policy experts. The measure would impose steep cuts in the Medi-Cal insurance program that provides benefits to 14 million Californians — nearly a third of the state’s population. (Ho, 6/22)
The Mercury News:
Senate Republicans Release Their Obamacare Replacement Plan
About 14 million Californians — more than a third of the Golden State’s residents — are covered under the health care program for low-income and disabled residents, including about four million who were added since 2014 through a provision of the Affordable Care Act that allowed adults without dependent children to enroll. Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, said the bill’s “draconian cuts” to Medicaid would be widely felt, affecting not only “half of our children, and two-thirds of our seniors in nursing homes, but the health system on which we all rely.” (Seipel, 6/22)
KPCC:
Senate GOP Health Bill Sparks Worries About California's Gains
The Senate plan proposes cuts to federal subsidies that help Californians who get insurance through Covered California pay their premiums and their out-of-pocket health expenses. (Faust, 6/22)
California Healthline:
Lots Of Boos In California For Senate Health Bill
California politicians, medical providers and consumer advocates served up harsh critiques of the newly unveiled Senate health care bill Thursday, arguing that the proposed legislation could make coverage inaccessible for poor residents while cutting taxes on the rich. “This bill is not a health care bill,” said Ed Hernandez, a Democrat and chair of the state Senate Health Committee. “This is a tax bill that will benefit the most wealthy individuals at the expense of those who need health care the most — the working poor and seniors.” (Gorman, Browning and Ibarra, 6/23)
KQED:
San Francisco Doctors And Nurses Rally Against Senate Health Care Bill
Roughly 200 San Francisco doctors and nurses rallied Thursday outside San Francisco General Hospital to protest the recently released Senate health care bill. Crafted in secret by Republican leadership, the bill repeals major parts of the sweeping healthcare law implemented by President Obama, known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. (Hudson and Roosblad, 6/22)