Public support for Obamacare now stands at 55 percent compared to 17 percent for the replacement bill passed by Republicans in the House. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has kept the Senate's Republican deliberations completely secret — and Democrats are politically outraged. Behind closed doors, one of the questions is: How soon will millions of people lose Medicaid coverage? Meantime, continued uncertainty has insurance companies conducting a "slow-motion meltdown."
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don't
More
- Diamond on healthcare bill, key GOP senators' doubts
- Kaiser Family Foundation poll on the AHCA's proposed changes to health care
- Kaiser Family Foundation on challenges state insurance markets could face under the House's AHCA
- Center for American Progress on the state effects of Medicaid cuts being discussed in the Senate
Credits
Guests:
- Dan Diamond - national reporter investigating health politics and policy at Washington Post - @ddiamond
- Cynthia Cox - Kaiser Family Foundation - @cynthiaccox
- Topher Spiro - Center for American Progress - @TopherSpiro
- Philip Klein - Washington Examiner - @philipaklein