This link both summarizes what's in it and provides an enclosed copy of the Bill so far released. Some of the details:
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What's in the bill: Obamacare's Medicaid
expansion, which extended the program to those making 100%
to 138% of the federal poverty limit, would be phased out
over four years. 90% of the current federal
funding would be provided in 2020 and it would
decrease by 5% each year until 2023, after which it
would be eliminated. People would not be allowed to join
the expansion from 2020 onwards. The tax credits will
be available to people that fall off the expansion.
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What it means: While this would save the
federal government money, it also means the millions of
people that have gained access to Medicaid would be rolled
off. These people would be able to fall back on the less
generous tax credit and access coverage through the
individual insurance market.
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What's in the bill: The Senate bill
retains the House's per capita cap for federal Medicaid
spending. After 2025, however, growth in spending would
shift from the consumer price index for medical care to the
CPI for all goods, a lower level of growth.
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What it means: States would receive less
funding each year from the federal government to help cover
low-income Americans, and after 2025 the rate of growth
would decline, leading to even deeper potential cuts for
the program.
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