Dem senator: ObamaCare replacement plan ‘a disaster’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday blasted House Republicans over their plans for repealing and replacing ObamaCare.

New GOP health care bill is just a skeletal, slapdash, mean-spirited version of the ACA that would slash insurance coverage, spike costs.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 7, 2017

Bottom line – GOP health care bill was jammed together in the dark. And it’s a disaster. Millions will lose coverage, see huge cost spikes.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 7, 2017

{mosads}Murphy added the plans include worse versions of many ObamaCare traits House GOP lawmakers have criticized.

GOP decried tax credits. Their bill includes tax credits, but they are so skimpy that they help no one isn’t rich or healthy.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 7, 2017

GOP decried individual mandate. Their bill has a mandate, just a crueler one that waits to get u until u sign up for insurance after a gap.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 7, 2017

GOP decried Medicaid expansion. Their bill keeps it, but only for 2 years, and only as a trade to gut Medicaid program in 2020.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 7, 2017

House Republicans on Monday unveiled long-awaited legislation aimed at quickly repealing and replacing ObamaCare.

The two measures dismantle the core aspects of ObamaCare, including its subsidies to help people buy coverage, expansion of Medicaid and taxes.

The bills also scrap mandates for people to have health insurance and restructure the Medicaid program by capping federal payments.

Republicans intend to replace the old format with a new system centered on a tax credit to help people buy insurance.

GOP House lawmakers plan on taking up the legislation at a blistering pace, with two committees scheduled to hold votes Wednesday.

The Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees’ votes are expected to precede a full House vote coming soon in the following weeks.

President Trump called the new plans a “wonderful” fix to the “complete and total disaster” of ObamaCare in a tweet Tuesday.