TrumpCare Roundup: "Already Dead" Edition
House Republicans are celebrating their “win” after voting to kick 24 million Americans off of their coverage, but it’s not playing out so well in the news. From breaking Trump’s promise of insurance for everybody to the bill’s poor reception among Senate Republicans and doctors, hospitals, and insurers, here’s a look at the headlines:
Washington Post: This is not the health-care bill that Trump promised
“It was one thing for Donald Trump to pledge on the campaign trail that his plan for health care would assure that every American had coverage…It was another thing, though, for Trump to make similar claims after the election.”
“‘We’re going to have insurance for everybody,’ Trump told The Washington Post’s Robert Costa and Amy Goldstein during an interview less than a week before his inauguration.”
“That is not the proposal that passed the House on Thursday.”
Politico: Senate GOP rejects House Obamacare bill
“After all the energy the House just expended on ramming through its Obamacare repeal, the Senate is about to start over.”
“‘We’re writing a Senate bill and not passing the House bill,’ said Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn).”
Huffington Post: House Health Care Repeal Is Already Dead In The Senate
“Within minutes of the House passing a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) took to the Senate floor to congratulate the other body, and pronounce the legislation all but dead.”
The Hill: Senate GOP vows big changes for ObamaCare bill
“Senate Republicans say the bill in its current form cannot pass, and some of them privately question whether it will ever get a floor vote. There’s also skepticism in the conference that they will be able to cobble together 51 votes behind any plan.”
New York Times: In Rare Unity, Hospitals, Doctors and Insurers Criticize Health Bill
“It is a rare unifying moment. Hospitals, doctors, health insurers and some consumer groups, with few exceptions, are speaking with one voice and urging significant changes to the Republican health care legislation that passed the House on Thursday.”
“The prospect of millions of people unable to afford coverage led to an outcry from the health care industry as well as consumer groups. They found an uncommon ally in some insurers, who rely heavily on Medicaid and Medicare as mainstays of their business and hope the Senate will be more receptive to their concerns.”
CBS: Prestigious medical groups denounce health care vote
“Many of the country's most respected doctors' groups and consumer health organizations are decrying Thursday's vote in the House for a Republican health care bill that could cut health benefits for millions of Americans.”
“Within hours of the vote, many of the country's top medical organizations representing hundreds of thousands of physicians and doctors in training, made public statements and spoke out on social media.”