Here are four things to know:
1. Nitin Damle, MD, ACP president, penned a letter saying if legislators allot money in the 2017 budget to dismantle the ACA, tens of millions of Americans could lose the coverages and benefits the ACA provides.
2. Congressional Republicans weighed the possibility of using the 2017 budget resolution to start repealing President Barack Obama’s health law while they create a viable alternative.
3. While Republicans say they wouldn’t eliminate provisions until a new plan is enacted, Dr. Damle’ letter said repealing the ACA without implementing an alternative would “create chaos in insurance markets, causing plans to pull out of the markets with more than seven million losing coverage in 2017 alone.”
4. AMA CEO James Madara, MD, told Congress lawmakers should devise a detailed plan for Americans on what a new law would entail. Americans can then decipher which plan would best suite their health needs.
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