What we know about the GOP's healthcare bill
House Republicans are plowing ahead with their plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, with committee votes likely next week.
While final legislation has yet to be unveiled, an outline and a leaked draft from last month give a general idea of where House Republicans are headed.
Their bill would dismantle the central elements of ObamaCare, including its subsidies to help people afford coverage, its expansion of Medicaid, and its mandates and taxes.
Democrats warn the bill would jeopardize coverage for the 20 million people who have gained it from ObamaCare, while Republicans argue the health law has failed and needs to be replaced with a less intrusive system.
Here are the main things we know so far about the GOP plan.
It is likely to cover fewer people than ObamaCare
Many Republicans acknowledge that their plan is likely to cover fewer people than the Affordable Care Act.
The GOP plan would provide less financial assistance to people, especially those with low incomes, through a tax credit. The GOP plan would also repeal the expansion of Medicaid, at least for people who are not already grandfathered in, starting in 2020. That expansion has provided coverage for about 11 million people.
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were in states that refused the Medicaid expansion and didn't provide robust exchanges.
