Republican Health Plan Advances Amid Questions On Impact, Cost

Atlanta Journal Constitution

By: Misty Williams and Craig Schneider

Since the House Republicans released their proposed plan, American Health Care Act, to replace the Affordable Care Act, Georgia’s low-income older population could lose their health care coverage. However, the American Health Care Act still needs to be approved by Democrats, health care providers and lawmakers, thus it will not occur so rapidly.

“Governors can’t waive a magic wand and implement Medicaid cuts without direct cutbacks in the health care that the 70 million Americans rely upon,” Joan Alker, head of Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, wrote in an recent analysis of the plan.

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