{"id":1306,"date":"2017-05-04T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/04\/two-more-terrible-things-we-learned-about-trumpcare-overnight\/"},"modified":"2017-05-04T15:08:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:08:00","slug":"two-more-terrible-things-we-learned-about-trumpcare-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/two-more-terrible-things-we-learned-about-trumpcare-overnight\/","title":{"rendered":"Two more terrible things we learned about Trumpcare overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div lang=\"EN-US\" link=\"blue\" vlink=\"#954F72\">\n<div class=\"m_-6153849673884603869WordSection1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">In advance of today&rsquo;s Trumpcare vote we learned two new things about Donald Trump and Republican effort&rsquo;s to repeal Obamacare. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" style=\"margin-top:0in\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">EMPLOYER PLANS AFFECTED<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">: From <span style=\"color:#0070c0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/little-noted-provision-of-gop-health-bill-could-alter-employer-plans-1493890203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#0070c0\">WSJ<\/span><\/a><\/span>: &ldquo;Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers&mdash;about half of the country&mdash;could be at risk of losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs for catastrophic illnesses.&rdquo; &nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span>2.<span new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font:7.0pt \" times=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES CUT<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">: From <span style=\"color:#0070c0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/03\/us\/politics\/health-bill-medicaid-special-education-affordable-care-act.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#0070c0\">NYT<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color:#1f497d\">: <\/span>The bill would hurt school districts&rsquo; ability to provide special education services by allowing states to no longer consider schools eligible Medicaid providers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">These are just two more reasons why TrumpCare would be a disaster for middle-class and working Americans. 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