GOP health bill could make it easier for companies to reduce coverage for workers

The House GOP plan to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act could make it easier for large, private-sector employers to reduce their health coverage for millions of workers around the country.

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the new American Health Care Act includes a last-minute amendment that allows states to obtain waivers from some Obamacare insurance regulations. That would allow insurers to escape mandates that cover 10 types of health services, such as maternity care, prescription drugs, mental health treatment and hospitalization, with the goal of reducing costs.