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What was the 'skinny repeal' plan?

July 28, 2017 at 6:58AM

• Drops the Affordable Care Act provision that requires most people to have health insurance.

• Suspends for eight years a mandate that larger companies provide affordable coverage to their employees.

• Prohibits Medicaid beneficiaries from being reimbursed for Planned Parenthood services for one year.

• Suspends a 2.3 percent tax on medical device manufacturers for three years.

• Increases the cap on contributions to tax-exempt health-savings accounts for three years.

• Includes waivers for states to permit insurers to sell policies with far narrower coverage than current law allows.

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