The following article by Michael Hiltzik was posted on the Los Angeles Times website June 22, 2017:
Senate Republicans finally revealed on Thursday why they’ve been crafting their Affordable Care Act repeal in secret. As the newly released draft shows, it’s a rollback of health coverage for millions of Americans that could cost the lives of tens of thousands a year.
But make no mistake: This is not a healthcare bill. It’s a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, paid for by a reduction in government funding for healthcare. The measure would constitute one of the largest single transfers of wealth to the rich from the middle class and poor in American history. Continue reading “Senate GOP’s Obamacare repeal bill will cost lives, but fatten the wallets of millionaires”
