$8 Billion Comes Nowhere Close to Meeting Republican Commitments to People with Pre-Existing Conditions
End Notes
[1] Margaret Talev, Jennifer Jacobs, and Jennifer Epstein, “Trump Wants Health-Care Bill to Protect Pre-Existing Conditions,” Bloomberg, May 1, 2017, https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-01/trump-wants-health-care-bill-to-protect-pre-existing-conditions.
[2] Aviva Aron-Dine, Edwin Park, and Jacob Leibenluft, “Amendment to House ACA Repeal Bill Guts Protections for People with Pre-Existing Conditions,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, updated April 27, 2017, https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/amendment-to-house-aca-repeal-bill-guts-protections-for-people-with-pre-existing.
[3] MJ Lee, Lauren Fox, and Tami Luhby, “Key GOP lawmakers flip on health care after Trump meeting,” CNN, May 3, 2017, http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/politics/republican-health-care-bill/index.html.
[4] Matthew Fiedler, “Allowing states to define ‘essential health benefits’ could weaken ACA protections against catastrophic costs for people with employer coverage nationwide,” Brookings, May 2, 2017, https://www.brookings.edu/2017/05/02/allowing-states-to-define-essential-health-benefits-could-weaken-aca-protections-against-catastrophic-costs-for-people-with-employer-coverage-nationwide/.
[5] Thomas D. Musco and Benjamin D. Sommers, “Under the Affordable Care Act, 105 Million Americans No Longer Face Lifetime Limits on Health Benefits,” Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, March 2012, https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/under-affordable-care-act-105-million-americans-no-longer-face-lifetime-limits-health-benefits.
[6] Jamie Ryan and Melinda K. Abrams, “Medicaid Cuts Would Affect Older, Sicker Americans,” The Commonwealth Fund, April 6, 2017, http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/blog/2017/apr/medicaid-cuts-would-affect-older-sicker-americans.
[7] Judith Dey et al., “Benefits of Medicaid Expansion for Behavioral Health,” Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, March 28, 2016, https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/190506/BHMedicaidExpansion.pdf.
[8] Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, “Health Insurance Coverage for Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act,” Department of Health and Human Services, January 5, 2017, https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/255396/Pre-ExistingConditions.pdf.
[9] Aviva Aron-Dine and Tara Straw, “House GOP Health Bill Still Cuts Tax Credits, Raises Costs by Thousands of Dollars for Millions of People,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 22, 2017, https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/house-gop-health-bill-still-cuts-tax-credits-raises-costs-by-thousands-of-dollars.
[10] Congressional Budget Office, “Cost Estimate for the American Health Care Act,” March 13, 2017, https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/costestimate/americanhealthcareact.pdf.
[11] “Essential Health Benefits Under Threat,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, https://www.cbpp.org/essential-health-benefits-under-threat.
[12] Emily Gee, “House Health Care Plan Is Not Enough to Keep High-Risk Pools Afloat,” Center for American Progress, May 2, 2017, https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/news/2017/05/02/431698/house-health-care-plan-not-enough-keep-high-risk-pools-afloat/.
[13] Edwin Park, “Trump, House GOP High-Risk Pool Proposals a Failed Approach,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, November 17, 2017, https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-house-gop-high-risk-pool-proposals-a-failed-approach.
[14] Jacob Leibenluft, “MacArthur Amendment Would Mean Return to Pre-ACA Law for People with Pre-Existing Conditions,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 27, 2017, https://www.cbpp.org/blog/macarthur-amendment-would-mean-return-to-pre-aca-law-for-people-with-pre-existing-conditions.