Trump’s Health Care Reform: What to Expect if it Passes?
President Donald Trump and his Republican colleagues in the Congress are furiously working to pass some form of health care reform. Since the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act, the GOP’s mantra has been “repeal and replace,” and with all three branches of the federal government in their hands, it appears the moment to fulfill their promise has arrived. In May, the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA). This initial salvo in the war on the ACA could cause almost 24 million Americans to lose their health insurance while saving almost $337 billion over ten years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The U.S. Senate is currently in the midst of drafting its own version the Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). Both bills would…