“I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” McCain said. Graham-Cassidy would eliminate the ACA expansion of Medicaid, the federal program that helps provide access to healthcare to low-income individuals. The stated goal of the Republican plan, much like other failed attempts at repeal, is to give more control to the states. Under the bill, states would have more discretion over how to use federal funds to deliver healthcare coverage. An analysis released by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 35 states would lose $160bn in federal funding under Graham-Cassidy.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2017 18:11 UTC