On Thursday, June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans revealed the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that was passed by the House last month, and was intended to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Our new Issue Brief, Health Care on the Chopping Block: How Older Americans Will Suffer Under Senate Republicans’ Proposal to Cap Medicaid Funding, provides a detailed description of how Medicaid is currently funded, what the bill proposes, and how the cuts will play out for older adults.