{"id":68547,"date":"2017-03-13T21:20:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T01:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=68547"},"modified":"2017-03-13T21:20:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T01:20:59","slug":"the-american-health-care-act-read-the-bill-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=68547","title":{"rendered":"The American Health Care Act: Read the bill here"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"flex-display flex-direction-column flex-justify-center section has-background-image has-background-size-cover\" data-guid=\"e54b88c4-4c8d-cba4-ad77-edcf058ae057\">\n<div id=\"opener\" class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"layout flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\" data-guid=\"a9d2a793-bb24-f15e-f11c-8ec6175fcbad\">\n<div class=\"inner-column has-background-image has-background-size-cover\">\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"924c95d9-234f-ee91-6f84-659aa12d155c\">\n<div class=\"lp-text\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"3942f93b-b64f-fe21-46eb-899e129d9ef7\">\n<div class=\"lp-headline\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<h1 class=\"line-height-scale-3 font-scale-6 text-align-center lp-headline jumbo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Introducing the American Health Care Act<!--more--><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"d606294b-c0ac-938e-2421-ba19e4b4a514\">\n<div class=\"lp-headline\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<h2 class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-5 text-align-center lp-headline subhead\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Obamacare is collapsing. Republicans have a plan to repeal and replace it.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"26d9d639-e7fd-74a7-a201-940f3c27d07d\">\n<div class=\"lp-headline\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<h1 class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-6 text-align-center lp-headline headline\"><strong>#READTHEBILL<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"6ca1833b-b98f-436a-3adf-111876cebefe\">\n<div class=\"lp-text\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-8 text-align-center\">We&#8217;re delivering on our promises to repeal and replace Obamacare with President Trump&#8217;s proposed health care reforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"284214c8-021b-50f3-81f5-2b62435c50ba\">\n<div class=\"lp-button-react-wrapper\"><a class=\"lp-button-react w-284214c8-021b-50f3-81f5-2b62435c50ba lp-button-react--full is-bold lp-button-react--small lp-button-react--flat font-scale-7 line-height-scale-6\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2mAsBiT\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">DOWNLOAD BILL (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"05b99678-80fb-1747-9eba-220d815763a9\">\n<div class=\"lp-text\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-3 font-scale-4 text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2na1zeG\" data-entity-id=\"\" data-link-type=\"external\">SHARE THIS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\">Obamacare is hurting more people than it is helping, forcing Americans to buy insurance they don\u2019t like, don\u2019t need, and cannot afford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"c327f137-4538-815b-94c5-488d1cbe9ab5\">\n<div class=\"lp-text\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<ul class=\"font-scale-6 line-height-scale-7 lp-list lp-list--bullet text-align-left\" data-guid=\"b8b5aada-746d-4e28-8850-0f1fdf3d977c\">\n<li>Premiums have increased by an average of 25 percent this year.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly 1\/3 of all U.S. counties have only one insurer offering plans on their state\u2019s exchange.<\/li>\n<li>34 percent fewer doctors and other health care providers accept Obamacare insurance compared to private insurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"3d4c0e33-dbde-29ed-6089-74f6d08abee9\">\n<div class=\"lp-text\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\">President Trump called on Congress to \u201cact decisively\u201d to rescue Americans from this failing law, and House Republicans are answering his call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\">More than eight months ago, we outlined our vision for repealing and replacing Obamacare in A Better Way. Since then, we have been talking with our constituents and colleagues about how to turn these solutions into policies that will improve lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\">Now, House Republicans are moving forward with fiscally responsible legislation to deliver relief from Obamacare\u2019s taxes and mandates and lay the groundwork for a 21st century health care system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\">Specifically, the primary Committees with jurisdiction over health care\u2014Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce\u2014have released legislation that not only repeals the law, but replaces it with reforms President Trump laid out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\">Taken together, here\u2019s what our combined legislation will do:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"flex-display flex-direction-column flex-justify-center section has-background-image has-background-size-cover\" data-guid=\"823515f6-ca0d-f37e-7139-5943da164b2f\">\n<div id=\"breakdown\" class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"layout flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\" data-guid=\"f426f1b7-2b25-22d9-4dd1-373cadd1d6fb\">\n<div class=\"inner-column has-background-image has-background-size-cover\">\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-4 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"150ba72a-f2d2-0abd-9632-8eef96194936\">\n<div class=\"lp-headline\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<h1 class=\"line-height-scale-3 font-scale-5 text-align-left lp-headline headline\"><strong>DELIVER RELIEF<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-8 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"becedb7b-4c45-d511-bacf-60ca13cb7236\">\n<div class=\"lp-text\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\"><strong>Dismantles the Obamacare taxes<\/strong> that have hurt job creators, increased premium costs, and limited options for patients and health care providers\u2014including taxes on prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, health-insurance premiums, and medical devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\"><strong>Eliminate the individual and employer mandate penalties<\/strong>, which forced millions of workers, families, and job creators into expensive, inadequate Obamacare plans that they don\u2019t want and cannot afford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-4 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"inner-composite flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"widget-column flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div class=\"widget-row flex flex--12\">\n<div class=\"flex__item--md-12 flex__item--xs-12 widget-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget\" data-widget-id=\"a5f4b143-8f0f-b0c3-a921-3f0ca418aa94\">\n<div class=\"lp-headline\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<h1 class=\"line-height-scale-3 font-scale-5 text-align-left lp-headline headline\"><strong>PRESERVE VITAL PATIENT PROTECTIONS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"composite flex__item--md-8 flex__item--xs-12\">\n<div 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spellcheck=\"false\">\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\"><strong>Establish a Patient and State Stability Fund<\/strong>, which provides states with $100 billion to design programs that meet the unique needs of their patient populations and help low-income Americans afford health care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\"><strong>Modernize and strengthen Medicaid<\/strong> by transitioning to a \u201cper capita allotment\u201d so states can better serve the patients most in need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\"><strong>Empower individuals and families<\/strong> to spend their health care dollars the way they want and need by enhancing and expanding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)\u2014nearly doubling the amount of money people can contribute and broadening how people can use it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-scale-6 font-scale-7 text-align-left\"><strong>Help Americans access affordable, quality health care<\/strong> by providing a monthly tax credit\u2014between $2,000 and $14,000 a year\u2014for low- and middle-income individuals and families who don\u2019t receive insurance through work or a government program.<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/housegop.leadpages.co\/healthcare\/\">http:\/\/housegop.leadpages.co\/healthcare\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing the American Health Care 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