Obamacare Health Care Law News: House Republicans to Introduce Affordable Care Act Alternative
Since President Barack Obama introduced his healthcare reform law near the beginning of his presidency, GOP lawmakers have staunchly opposed it while many have vowed to repeal it.
However, in the recent months several House Republicans have been working have been working on a new health care law as an alternative to the president's Affordable Health Care Act, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Earlier this year, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said the House would vote sometime this year on the new health care bill.
Fox News reported that the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservative House Republicans, has urged party leaders to get the bill moving forward.
The bill would include several changes to the nation's health system essentially scrapping ObamaCare completely. The Republican Study Committee bill would not make workers pay any tax on employer-sponsored care but rather provide a tax break for the purchase of health policies.
It would also expand health-savings accounts, increase support from the government for state high-risk pools that try to help cover pre-existing conditions and alter medical liability laws, according to Fox.
Mr. Roe, a physician, told The Journal that the RSC bill would become a key issue for GOP members facing the upcoming midterm elections.
"When I talk about it at home, they're excited about the fact that Republicans have an alternative," Roe said. "It's easily understandable and explainable."
The plan is to introduce the bill the floor before the August recess, Republican aides have reportedly said, according to Fox.
The new Republican bill is the second GOP proposal this year as three Republican senators proposed a different health care plan to the Senate back in January. That plan would have eliminated the requirement that all individuals sign up for health care while also restricting the tax breaks workers would get from their employee benefits.
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