http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/21/republicans-unveil-obamacare-alternative-after-six/ By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - Tuesday, June 21, 2016
House Republicans will unveil a health plan Wednesday that has been six years in the making, calling for an end to the heavy mandates and government-run exchanges of Obamacare in favor of incentives designed to entice customers into private-market plans.
The plan also embraces longtime Republican favorites such as allowing insurance companies to sell policies across state lines — a key part of the health care proposal from Donald Trump, the party’s presumptive presidential nominee — and calls for high-risk pools to provide coverage for sick Americans who are priced out of the private market.
The crux of the proposal is a tax credit intended to help offset the costs of insurance for those who don’t receive coverage through their employers or government programs.
Spearheaded by House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the proposal is an election-year blueprint rather than a bill.
Many of the details will remain vague because Republicans won’t bring the proposal to the floor for a vote and the Congressional Budget Office can’t score it. It’s unclear whether the plan would provide coverage to as many Americans as President Obama’s Affordable Care Act or what the cost to taxpayers would be.
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