Senate Hearing on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Health Proposal
January 1, 2018
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The Frame
The hearing examined a proposed overhaul of federal healthcare funding that would have fundamentally changed how states receive dollars and how health insurance is regulated, impacting coverage for millions of Americans.
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Medicaid recipients
The proposal would have altered the federal funding structure for state Medicaid programs.
State governments
States would have seen changes in how federal healthcare funds are allocated and managed.
Health insurance providers
The proposal included provisions that would have changed federal regulations governing health insurance markets.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on September 25, 2017, by the Senate Committee on Finance.
- The subject was the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal, which sought to restructure federal healthcare funding.
- The committee heard testimony from senators, former legislators, state health officials, and advocacy groups.
- The record includes extensive written communications from dozens of medical and advocacy organizations regarding the proposal.
- The proposal involved significant changes to Medicaid and the structure of health insurance markets.
- The hearing transcript includes prepared statements and responses to questions from committee members for the record.
Why It Matters
The hearing examined a proposed overhaul of federal healthcare funding that would have fundamentally changed how states receive dollars and how health insurance is regulated, impacting coverage for millions of Americans.
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Broad Stakeholder Opposition
The appendix lists a large number of medical and advocacy organizations that submitted communications, indicating widespread interest and concern from the healthcare sector.
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