Senate Republicans this week renewed efforts to repeal and
replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), coalescing around a plan championed by
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA).
The legislation, known as Graham-Cassidy, is similar to past
attempts to overhaul the health care system in that it sets federal funding
restrictions on Medicaid and devolves significant insurance market authority to
states.
The plan cuts billions from Medicaid by placing per-capita
caps on spending based on population group and reducing the maximum allowable
provider tax rates from six percent to four percent.
The Senate only has a limited time frame to vote on the
legislation. The reconciliation window that allows the Senate to pass the
legislation with a simple 50 vote majority expires at the end of the month.
AHCA/NCAL is urging all of its members and advocates to call
their members of Congress and urge them to oppose this legislation. Advocates can use the Care Advocacy resource to easily locate and contact Members of Congress.
There is also member
webinar on Wednesday, September 20 at 5 p.m. Eastern to provide more information about the details of this
proposal. Click here to access the webinar.
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