In a blow, influential Republican a ‘no’ on health care bill
The latest opponent was Rep.
The issue even seeped into popular culture after late night talk show host
"If your baby is going to die and it doesn't have to, it shouldn't matter how much money you make," Kimmel said in comments viewed online by over 3 million people. "We need to make sure that the people who are supposed to represent us, people who are meeting about this right now in
The bill is a top priority for President
Upton's defection is important because at a moment when every vote counts, opposition by the 16-term House veteran could make it easier for other unhappy moderates to vote no. Despite
Upton told The Associated Press that the bill's treatment of people with pre-existing illnesses "does not fit" with comments Trump made in an interview last weekend. The president said "Pre-existing conditions are in the bill."
"Can there be a fix? Maybe, but it is not part of the equation before us," Upton said.
Upton pointedly noted that the bill's language on pre-existing conditions was backed by the
In a radio interview earlier on "
Trump referenced the health care measure during a
"I think it's time now, right?" he said. "They know it's time."
A senior Trump adviser said the
Ryan said leaders are "making very good progress," but other
Rep.
"In the last 24 hours, things have moved in the negative direction," Collins said of the bill's support.
Kimmel's remarks prompted Obama to take to Twitter.
"Well said, Jimmy. That's exactly why we fought so hard for the ACA," he wrote, referencing his Affordable Care Act.
The legislation would lose if 22
Since last week, 21
Under Obama's 2010 law, insurers may not charge seriously ill customers more than healthy ones. The revised
But states can obtain federal waivers letting insurers raise premiums on people with pre-existing illnesses if the person let their coverage lapse the previous year. The state must also have a high-risk pool or another mechanism to help such people afford a policy.
The bill's supporters say it protects those with pre-existing conditions and that the exclusion would affect only some of them.
Opponents say it diminishes their protections by letting insurers charge unaffordable prices. They say high-risk pools have a mixed record because government money financing them often proves inadequate.
The bill would let states get waivers to Obama's requirement that insurers cover specified services like preventive care and would let them make premiums on older people more than five times higher than for younger ones.
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