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Krugman writes: "Now we've seen Mitch McConnell's latest version of health 'reform,' and 'beautiful' is hardly the word for it. In fact, it's surpassingly ugly, intellectually and morally. Previous iterations of Trumpcare were terrible, but this one is, incredibly, even worse."

Senator Mitch McConnell. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Senator Mitch McConnell. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)


The Cruelty and Fraudulence of Mitch McConnell's Health Bill

By Paul Krugman, The New York Times

15 July 17

 

few days ago the tweeter in chief demanded that Congress enact “a beautiful new HealthCare bill” before it goes into recess. But now we’ve seen Mitch McConnell’s latest version of health “reform,” and “beautiful” is hardly the word for it. In fact, it’s surpassingly ugly, intellectually and morally. Previous iterations of Trumpcare were terrible, but this one is, incredibly, even worse.

Before I get to what makes it worse, let’s talk about the one piece of the new bill that may sound like a step in the right direction, and why it’s largely a scam.

The original Senate bill got a lot of justified bad press for slashing Medicaid while offering big tax cuts for the rich. So this version rolls back some though by no means all of those tax cuts, which sounds like a concession to moderates.


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