Lest there’s any doubt in anyone’s mind that the “new” Senatetax cut bill, also known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act, is a step (inseven-league boots) back into the past, one need only listen toSecretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price saying that thecountry’s health care system—should the BCRA succeed inpassage—ought to operate the way it did before the Affordable Care Act was passed.
According to a Huffington Post report, Price appeared on ABC’s “This Week” andwas asked to respond to severe criticisms of the bill leveled by,of all groups, the insurance industry.
Industry groups America’s Health Insurance Plans and the BlueCross Blue Shield Association of America teamed up to write aletter to Mitch McConnell, Senate majority leader, calling theproposed plan together with an amendment added by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas“simply unworkable in any form.” The letter also warned that thebill and amendment as written would result in “widespreadterminations of coverage” among those suffering from seriousmedical problems.
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