Republican Party leaders in America are working on a big budget bill. In this bill, there is a plan to spend up to 200 billion dollars (about Rs 16.6 lakh crore) for Iran war and to implement immigration law. To meet this huge expenditure, cuts or changes in the health schemes of the government are now being considered. According to the Axios report, its main objective is to raise funds for the Iran war expenses and the Immigration Agency (ICE). However, Republican leaders say they want to save money by reducing fraud and abuse in health plans.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said that the party is discussing different options. House Budget Committee Chairman Jody Arrington wants to re-introduce an old proposal. This includes changes in some subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to the Congressional Budget Office, this could reduce insurance premiums by about 11%, but nearly 3 lakh people could be left without it. Also, people may have to pay more money from their pocket.
trump government With this decision, the government is expected to save more than 30 billion dollars (about Rs 2.5 lakh crore). At present these discussions are in the initial stages and it has not yet been decided how they will be implemented as law.
The Democrat Party is opposing this issue, so the Republicans can use the reconciliation process, so that they can bypass the opposition in the Senate. However, there are differences within the Republican Party as well. Some leaders believe that the message of cutting health schemes before the mid-term elections may go wrong among the people. MP Don Bacon said he still had to see the full plan.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump also wants that the Most Favored Nation policy should be implemented to reduce the price of medicines, so that medicines can become cheaper in America. Democrat leaders have started criticizing this plan. Senator Elizabeth Warren said that Republicans want to reduce people's healthcare for the Iran war.
