The American Medical Association just announced that it “cannot support” the Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The AMA announced its opposition in a letter Wednesday morning, hours before two House committees were set to mark up repeal legislation. It comes one day after a slew of patient advocacy and health industry groups including the American Hospital Association announced they were against the House GOP bill ― and it’s one more sign of political trouble for the Republican repeal effort. Republicans have suggested that their plan would improve access to health care, in part by stripping away regulations on insurance and thereby reducing premiums. That was an effort to help give people health insurance, rather than take it away.

Source: Huffington Post March 08, 2017 14:48 UTC