The House has passed a bill that imposes Planned Parenthood restrictions for Medicaid. ABC News’ Amna Nawaz, MaryAlice Parks and Rick Klein discuss how the bill could further impact women
Based on what we know today about what Republicans. And some Democrats did vote for let’s continue to look at what is in this version today and how it could potentially impact. People there what is new in this bill were a couple of other things related specifically to women’s house right in these are things that came up again and again and that a lot of the changes. That between Obama care the Affordable Care Act and this new Republican version. Specifically attacked the women when he came to the right to took away the coverage that was taken away things that were considered create an existing conditions once again. This is an is new and posing an abortion restriction on tax credits what does that mean when it comes to. I’d take that part of it out of it you still get it is they’ll pay for it. It’s still legal what you can’t make it part of your health Robert this is a being sticking point for Republicans who tried to me. Some major provisions in their pro life platform part of this bill they also took away funding. From Medicaid for plant parent altogether even a planned parent it. Has long said that didn’t spend any public dollars directly on abortion services we know that abortion is a good portion of their business. And beat the critique from conservatives has been that they take the money and they use it elsewhere and operations so planned parent hood. Essentially be funded through the Medicaid program is a very big source of funding for so those are major changes now the Republicans as have said look. This actually could mean more health clinics where women’s health clinics at the community level getting money from the federal government. But that is top and there are big portions of the country. We’re Planned Parenthood is the only real access to two abortion services to taking away that the public funding at both wobbles funny but apparently it. And also for those tax credits there Medicaid. That’s a big hit for people in and it’s one less service that’s going to be available a lot of votes. Who worth pointing out there Planned Parenthood and the services they provide only 3%. The services they provide actually go towards a portion service of the vast majority. Of the millions of people that they serve they deal with preventative care. And other kinds of screenings and health services there Mary Alice parks over on Capitol Hill I know you’ve been reporting out some of this information what’s your take on the. Accent kind of want to put that pushed back at something that Rick set went service sound quite as sounds look at technical but is really interesting here. In the bill it has written actually says that you can’t get a tax credit to pay for any insurance plan that covers abortions to whether or not didn’t want it the plan covers it all you can’t use that tax credit. Towards the plant. So what some people are worried about is that insurance companies will then just not offer plans that cover abortions at all. As people that are buying it plants comments that individual marketplace while guilty is a tax credit to buy them. So it’s really trickle down a fax that I’m that could make a really big difference in terms of and your ability to access those services at all or even be covered. Have been covered you know it’s really interesting talking about some of those specific women’s issues again act on the senate we know that there number of moderate female senators that’s aid these are poison pills for them they are not. Voting for this bill still contains and he of those measures. Important clarification there and rake it’s also worth noting here that. This kind of language exists in our current legislation a Hyde amendment does specifically prevent. Federal money for going for abortion services but this codified that it back and brought into the banks to health care plans in general at the plane even includes. Possibility of abortion services you can’t use the tax credit in the bill to bias that’s a very specific and firm stance house Republicans just talk. It is but it’s not anyone on the flip side of it is that this is something that Republicans ran on you heard from president trough in the campaign. They’re Republicans control Washington this is a priority. In fact the Democrats the supporters of planned parent it. I dodged the effort in this current budget bill it’s also getting approved in this wacky day in Washington. 22 deep on Larry parent all altogether so that the critique a plan apparently is not new. We’ve known that it’s coming and I think anyone that was looking for Republican conservative version of the health care reform act of expect its going to be a big part of a lot of things that are hidden in this bill guess is my point this isn’t one of them. This is on it and very public about. They’re asking the talk isn’t as members ever on this and it’s I do we know what some of those sticking points are going to be moving full ordered is that yet have to reveal itself. Well this is one that we’re just talking about some of the Planned Parenthood finding that even. A lot of Republicans will not get behind but also those tax credits he talked a lot about whether or not those tax credits are big enough and provide. Enough help for people to buy insurance on the individual market there’s a lot of Republicans that say it’s just doesn’t cut it it’s not enough that leads people and alert and so they’re gonna work. On the bill certainly sizing and figuring out how they can move money around to does some of those tax credits. We’re also hearing a lot about that Medicaid expansion. There are Republicans at. We are comfortable with some of the ways that. States could restructure how base and Medicaid dollars it can really hurt some of the poorest Americans so I expect to see a lot of commitments around Medicaid and changes.
