From AAMC President and CEO Dr. Darrell Kirch on June 23, 2017:
Yesterday, the public finally saw the details of the Senate proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As we feared, the Better Care Reconciliation Act is no better than the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), and is unacceptable compared to the current system.
As I noted in our statement, the bill will leave millions of people without health coverage, and others with only bare bones plans that will be insufficient to properly address their needs. Additionally, rather than stabilizing the health care marketplace, this legislation will upend it by crippling the Medicaid program while also placing untenable strain on states and providers.
