The long-awaited Republican plan to replace Obamacare looks like it repeals more than it replaces, according to critics. At the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Nadereh Pourat says one of the biggest concerns is phasing out expanded federal funding for newly eligible MediCal recipients in California…

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Pourat says California would have to cover the funding loss, which would be in the tens of billions of dollars. She says another major change would be a great reduction in subsidies for people getting a private plan, under Covered California. And subsidy requirements would be based on age, instead of income, with tax credits stressed more…

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Those with pre-existing condidtions would still be eligibile for coverage. California has the highest number of Obamacare enrollees in the country.