After weeks of working in secret, and just days before Congress goes on summer recess, Senate Republican leaders have revealed the “Better Care Reconciliation Act,” their plan to dismantle the health reform law. The plan contains drastic cuts to Medicaid, eliminates the individual mandate and grants tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy. It does preserve certain subsidies and coverage for children, although its guarantees for persons with preexisting conditions are under debate. From Washington, José López Zamorano has the details.
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