Healthcare

Tax credits a sticking point in Obamacare replacement plan

By Robert King
Published March 17, 2017 6:22pm ET
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Tax credits a sticking point in Obamacare replacement plan
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., left, joined by Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., holds up a copy of the original Affordable Care Act bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, as the GOP leadership talks about its work on the long-awaited Republican plan to repeal and replace "Obamacare." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

President Trump’s agreement with House conservatives to make major changes to the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare doesn’t address a major request from GOP moderates to boost tax credits to help poor seniors pay for their insurance.

Trump and 13 members of the Republican Study Committee agreed to add mandatory Medicaid work requirements and a choice for states to use block grants or per capita caps for the program.

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