The effects of a repeal of ACA

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In an effort to blunt the American Health Care Act’s disastrous effect on older Americans, House Republican leaders are adding a provision that would set aside $75 billion to do ... something unspecified. 

Really. According to Politico, the new version of the bill will not say at all what to do with the $75 billion. Instead it will just “instruct the Senate” to come up with a plan to use the money to help people between the ages of 50 and 64.

This is a very unusual way to legislate and reflects House Republicans’ desperation to push through basically anything as soon as possible and pass the buck to the Senate.

Republican leaders are adding a $75 billion magic asterisk to their Obamacare repeal plan - Vox

The American Health Care Act, the GOP's bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, does not seem to be winning over the American public. Republican Rep. Justin Amash, a critic of the AHCA since its introduction, tweeted Monday that the bill was the most "universally detested piece of legislation" he has seen as a lawmaker. And recent polling hasn't done much to dispute that narrative, showing a clear trend indicating that a plurality of Americans are against the AHCA in its current form. According to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight, the most recent six polls from firms such as Fox News, Morning Consult, and YouGov/CBS News showed that an average of 30% of Americans support the American Health Care Act, while 47% of people surveyed were against it.

GOP Obamacare replacement bill, AHCA, Trumpcare unpopular polls - Business Insider