“If my side is unable to agree on an adequate replacement, then some kind of action with regard to the private health insurance market must occur,” McConnell said. ), who opposed McConnell’s original draft bill, also voiced skepticism about the chances of reaching a consensus. [Cruz calls for ‘clean repeal’ of ACA if Senate talks fall apart — aligning him with Trump, not McConnell]This naysaying is at odds with official forecasts of the marketplaces’ likely future. Those include eliminating the ACA’s requirement that most Americans carry health insurance and abolishing $7 billion in cost-sharing subsidies that have helped lower-income consumers afford their health plans’ deductibles and copays. Among those were some of the most outspoken GOP critics of McConnell’s bill, such as Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Susan Collins (Maine) and Bill Cassidy (La.

Source: Washington Post July 07, 2017 00:47 UTC