Pelosi: New ObamaCare repeal bill is a ‘a very sad, deadly joke’
By Mike Lillis - 05/03/17 02:20 PM EDT
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) teed off Wednesday on the House GOP’s latest effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare, saying the newly tweaked bill is no improvement on earlier versions that would erode insurance coverage and care for millions of Americans.
The additional $8 billion for high-risk pools, added Wednesday at the behest of Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), falls far short of funding needed to protect the millions of patients who would lose access to coverage because they have pre-existing conditions, Pelosi said.
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