as informed in After late-night host Jimmy Kimmel called Sen. Bill Cassidy a liar on Tuesday for producing a health care bill which he tells doesn't do any of the things Cassidy promised, the Louisiana senator struck back & proposed Kimmel "does not understand" the bill. Below Information Systems a fact-check on Kimmel's comments on the GOP's fresh health care plan. Kimmel: "Is it the fraction where you cut $243 bn from Fed health care assistance? Kimmel: "Am I not understanding the fraction where insurance companies would be allowed to value you through coverage for having pre-existing conditions?" True in some cases: The president tweeted this week, "I would not sign Graham-Cassidy if it did'nt involve coverage of pre-existing conditions.
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What's in the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare cancel bill?
Related: Republican Party Information Systems not done by Obamacare repealRepeals Obamacare subsidies & ends Medicaid expansion funding: The legislation would eliminate Obamacare subsidies which reduce premiums, deductibles & co-pays in 2020. The bill's authors note which 4 states -- fresh York, California, Massachusetts & Maryland -- get 37% of Obamacare funding. States can too opt to receive Fed Medicaid funding as a ban grant for the non-disabled adults & children in their program. Under a ban grant, states would get a fixed amount of Fed funding each year, regardless of the method many entrants are in the program. Defunds Planned Parenthood: In saving by longstanding Republican beliefs, the legislation prohibits Fed funding for Planned Parenthood.Graham, Cassidy revise Obamacare cancel bill, appealing to holdouts
as informed in Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (front right) speaks as Sens. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Graham, Cassidy revise Obamacare cancel bill, appealing to holdoutsSenate Republicans have updated their last-ditch Obamacare cancel bill in an effort to beat over skeptical party members ahead of a key deadline this week, according to a copy obtained with POLITICO on Sunday night. Lindsey Graham, Bill Cassidy & allies in recent days have tried to revise the legislation before their ability to pass cancel with a easy majority expires on Sept. 30. Story Continued BelowThe revised bill includes fresh provisions which would steer further Fed funding to Alaska, Arizona & Kentucky. GOP leaders have aggressively courted Murkowski, that voted against a Former cancel bill in July & has withheld backing for Graham-Cassidy.collected by :Donald Luther