The Graham-Cassidy (GC) bill, as proposed on September 13, 2017, threatens to make
health care unaffordable and inaccessible for millions of older Americans. The bill
eliminates two sources of financial assistance—premium tax credits and cost-sharing
reductions—critical to ensuring that low- to moderate-income older adults are able to
afford the coverage they need. For a 60-year-old earning $25,000 a year, premiums and
out-of-pocket costs could increase by as much as $16,174 a year if they wanted to keep
their current coverage.....
http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/ppi/2017/09/graham-cassidy-legislation-threatens-affordable-coverage-for-older-americans.pdf
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