Michigan Healthcare

Upton on AHCA: If $8 billion not enough to cover preexisting conditions, “we’ll go back to the well”

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff

Published May 4, 2017 at 4:22 PM EDT

"This is a long way from getting done... can't really predict what the Senate's going to do," Upton said.

Stateside's conversation with Republican Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan's 6th District.

In a close vote of 217 to 213, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new health care insurance plan this afternoon.

For weeks, Republicans have struggled to gain enough votes to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

An amendment that added $8 billion over five years to help offset the costs of covering pre-existing conditions helped garner just enough support among House Republicans to pass the bill.

That amendment was offered by Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph.

Upton joined Stateside today to discuss both the plan and the amendment he introduced.(Subscribe to the Stateside podcast oniTunes,Google Play, or with thisRSS link)