From the moment Donald Trump firmly planted his feet back on U.S. soil following a predictably calamitous week abroad, his thumbs have been busy. The American Health Care Act (the predictably-titled republican health care bill that passed the house and is supported by the president) is centered around a $600 billion cut in healthcare funding. It guts the coverage gains made under the Affordable Care Act to cut taxes dramatically for the rich. ]” According to the estimates from the CBO, however, 23 million fewer people will be insured under the American Health Care Act by 2026—and that’s a million more people insured than the original version of the bill. Trump continues to say that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums and increase coverage: it won’t ― it’s not designed to.

Source: Huffington Post May 29, 2017 19:29 UTC