House Republicans were given a packet of talking points and legislative proposals to take with them when they return home for the Presidents’ Day recess next week. “After the House returns following the Presidents’ Day,” Mr. Ryan said, “we intend to introduce legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare. The plan unveiled on Thursday by House Republican leaders would make huge changes in Medicaid, the federal-state program for more than 70 million low-income people. House Republican leaders said they would roll back the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid and give each state a fixed amount of money for each beneficiary. In the document describing their proposal, House Republican leaders say they would “put Medicaid on a budget.” That would be a significant change.

Source: New York Times February 16, 2017 22:52 UTC