GOP vs. Reality on Graham-Cassidy
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]: This perfectly fulfills the Jimmy Kimmel test.
REALITY – Jimmy Kimmel: [Sen. Cassidy] either doesn't understand his own bill, or he lied to me.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]: Claims that #GrahamCassidy-Heller-Johnson doesn't cover pre-existing conditions -- #FakeNews on steroids!
REALITY – BlueCross Blue Shield Association: The bill … [would] undermine safeguards for those with pre-existing medical conditions.
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President Trump: I would not sign Graham-Cassidy if it did not include coverage of pre-existing conditions. It does!
REALITY – AHIP: The Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal fails to meet [key] guiding principles … pulling back on protections for pre-existing conditions.
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Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]: ‘No guarantees' no one would lose their health coverage.
REALITY – American Hospital Association: This proposal would erode key protections for patients and consumers and does nothing to stabilize the insurance market … eliminating coverage for millions of Americans.
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Vice President Pence: We believe this is the right solution … to create better quality healthcare, better access for Americans.
REALITY – AARP: [Graham-Cassidy] would increase health care costs for older Americans with an age tax, decrease coverage, and undermine pre-existing condition protections.
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Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]: The proposal gives states … flexibility to innovate and create healthcare systems that lower premiums and expand coverage.
REALITY – Arizona Hospital Association: This proposal erodes critical protections for patients and consumers, and would lead to costlier premiums for many individuals – especially those with pre-existing conditions.
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Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]: The Graham-Cassidy bill would make quality health care more affordable for Missourians.
REALITY – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO): Last-ditch Graham-Cassidy health care bill is the worst one yet.
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Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr [R-NC]: Support Graham-Cassidy legislation.
REALITY – Charlotte Observer (NC): North Carolina would lose nearly $6 billion in federal health care money under the latest Republican bill.