Why You Need to Know about the Proposed Health Care Plan
Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin/Flickr/Gage Skidmore
AHCA Release Ignites Concerns from Right and Left
The administration’s plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was released earlier this week and has ignited a firestorm among Republicans and Democrats alike.
Democrats claim the American Health Care Act (AHCA) will create havoc and hardship for millions of the most vulnerable.
Many Republicans are worried about the plan’s effect on their constituents, while more conservative members of the GOP feel it doesn’t go far enough in repealing the ACA.
While there is a stated push by the new administration to “sell” the plan and implement it quickly to keep campaign promises, legislators in both parties are calling for time to examine the plan and analyze the cost of the plan, which has yet to be determined.
As almost everyone knows, finding a way to provide affordable health care in this country is very complicated and requires a delicate balance of funding by the federal government and states. It’s likely that there will be several changes before a final plan is in place.
What seems to be clear is that the changes coming down the road will have a direct impact on nurses, patients, and the institutions in which we work. […]