- Ends the tax penalty against people without coverage.
- Phases out Medicaid expansion funding.
- Changes Medicaid from an open-ended program to one that gives states fixed amounts of money per person.
- Replaces the ACA's cost-sharing subsidies based mostly on incomes and premium costs with tax credits that grow with age.
- Repeals taxes on the wealthy, insurers, drug and medical-device makers.
- Consumers who let their coverage lapse for more than 63 days in a year would be charged 30% surcharges to regain insurance. This would include people with pre-existing medical conditions.
- State waivers would allow insurers to charge older customers higher premiums without limit.
- States get an extra $8 billion over five years to finance high-risk pools that cover those with pre-existing conditions.
- States get $130 billion over a decade to help people afford coverage.
- Keeps ACA provision that children can remain on their parents' insurance plans until age 26.
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