Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2017
How Republicans’ new health plan would affect American incomes
23 March 2017 - Poorer and older Americans would come out worse. So would those living deep in Trump country.
Pity the poor Republicans. For the past four nationwide American elections, their rallying cry has been the outright repeal of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Now, with nearly complete control of government in the party’s hands, the promise has come due. On the evening of March 23rd, the House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on their plan to overhaul Obamacare and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA).
As would be expected of a Republican bill, the AHCA would reduce the amount of money redistributed via the health-care system from the rich to the poor, leaving lower-income Americans with less assistance. More surprisingly, it would also benefit the young, who lean towards the Democrats, at the expense of the middle-aged, who tend to support Republicans—and might aid voters who backed Hillary Clinton while harming those who made Donald Trump president.
