Senate Republicans May Give Up Tax Cut in Effort to Save Health Bill.

[elleng]

'Hoping to revive their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republicans said on Thursday that they were seriously considering proposals to keep one of the law’s taxes on high-income people while providing more money to combat the opioid epidemic and new incentives for people to establish tax-free savings accounts for medical expenses.

In addition, Republicans said, they are considering a proposal that would allow insurers to sell cheaper, less comprehensive health plans if they also offered at least one plan that complies with consumer protection standards like those in the Affordable Care Act.

The open talk of leaving in place a tax on investment income was a big break from the House-passed health care bill and from the Senate’s initial approach. And it was championed by reliably conservative Republicans who acknowledged the tough choices that the health bill would force on lower-income Americans.

“It’s not equitable to have a situation where you’re increasing the burden on lower-income citizens and lessening the burden on wealthy citizens,” said Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee. “That’s not a proposition that is sustainable, and I think leadership knows that.”'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/us/politics/health-care-bill-senate-republicans.html?

[Dustlawyer]

1. Hopefully the far RW Senators will balk!

Good if the cuts to Medicaid would be dropped, but extremely bad if the rest of the heartless crap is still there. they are desperate for a win of any kind. Unfortunately, their desperation doesn't rise to the level of producing an actual beneficial health care plan!

[subterranean]

2. Tax-free health savings accounts...

They're not a bad idea for people who make enough money to put some away in a health savings account.
Not much use for the more than half of Americans who live paycheck-to-paycheck.