Reactions Mixed As Senate Unveils Updated BCRA

By Amy Lotven / July 13, 2017 at 8:48 PM
The updated health reform bill unveiled by Senate GOP leaders Thursday (July 13) makes several changes to the original Better Care Reconciliation Act, including Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) amendment expanding the type of plans issuers are allowed to offer and adding $70 billion for advanced payments to health plans, but those revisions didn’t win over critical moderates, such as Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), because they don’t change the structure of the tax credits or lessen Medicaid cuts. Meanwhile, Sen. Rand...

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