The latest TrumpCare is so bad Republican Members are exempting themselves from it

The latest iteration of TrumpCare, released last night by House Republicans, is somehow even more harmful to Americans than the one that failed a few weeks ago. Republicans' cruel (and potentially illegal) bill would mean even higher costs on American families, even fewer covered, and gutting key protections, including for people with pre-existing conditions. They even managed to keep the Age Tax and Medicare cuts in there, which would force Americans aged 50-64 to pay premiums five times higher than others, and would shorten the life of the Medicare Trust Fund.

Still not convinced it's a bad deal for Americans? Well, apparently it's so bad that even House Republicans don't want it for themselves – the latest amendment wouldexempt Members of Congress and their staffers from the bill.

Vox: Republicans' new health amendment lets insurers charge sick people more, cover less

House Republicans are floating a new amendment to their health care bill, one that would likely cause even more Americans to lose coverage than the last version.

…In particular, this amendment would allow some states to charge higher premiums to Americans with preexisting conditions. States would also have the choice to opt out of the Affordable Care Act's essential health benefits requirement, as well as the possibility of charging older Americans significantly higher premiums.

…But this amendment doesn't do much at all to assuage concerns about the older proposals. While it meets many of the demands of the party's far-right wing — namely, the deregulation of the individual insurance market — it does nothing to address concerns about massive coverage loss. Instead, it likely makes those problems worse.

What's more, it comes at a time when the specific Obamacare provisions that Republicans want to dismantle are proving the law's most popular. A Washington Post/ABC News Poll released Tuesday found that 70 percent of voters support requiring states to protect people with preexisting conditions, and 61 percent want the federal government to require insurers to cover a comprehensive benefits package with maternity care and mental health services.

Huffington Post: New Version Of Obamacare Repeal Would Gut Pre-Existing Condition Guarantee

Apparently yanking away the funds that allow millions of people to get health insurance isn't enough for some House Republicans.

Now they also want to gut the Affordable Care Act's protection for people with pre-existing conditions.

Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) on Tuesday formally unveiled an amendment to the American Health Care Act, the bill to repeal Obamacare that Republicans tried to get through the House last month.

… If enacted, it would allow states to re-create the conditions that existed before the Affordable Care Act took effect ? a time when insurance premiums were cheaper, chiefly because insurers didn't have to pay the big medical bills of people with serious conditions.

At the same time, the new proposal leaves intact most of the initial bill's big financial changes. Those include shifting the law's health insurance subsidies, which would offer less help to poor people, and dramatically cutting funds for Medicaid, which would free up money for tax cuts for the wealthy.

Vox: Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal

Republican legislators liked this policy well enough to offer it in a new amendment. They do not, however, seem to like it enough to have it apply to themselves and their staff. A spokesperson for Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) who authored this amendment confirmed this was the case: members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping these Obamacare regulations. Health law expert Tim Jost flagged me to this particular issue.