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DonViejo

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Tue Sep 19, 2017, 11:31 AM Sep 2017

AARP calls on senators to reject latest ObamaCare repeal bill

Source: The Hill




BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL - 09/19/17 11:22 AM EDT

The AARP on Tuesday slammed the latest ObamaCare repeal bill and called on senators to reject it.

The bill from Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) would increase health care costs for older Americans with an age tax, decrease coverage, and undermine protections for people with preexisting conditions, the group said.

The AARP also blasted the idea that the Senate could vote on the measure without a full Congressional Budget Office analysis of coverage losses and its impact on premiums.

"It is irresponsible for the Senate to take a vote on a bill impacting tens of millions of Americans and one-sixth of our nation’s economy without information on the potential consequences," the group said in a statement.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/351330-aarp-calls-on-senators-to-reject-latest-obamacare-repeal-bill

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AARP calls on senators to reject latest ObamaCare repeal bill (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2017 OP
"Screw you." - republicans to America's elders Achilleaze Sep 2017 #1
Yep. hamsterjill Sep 2017 #2
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