Gerry is correct.

The issue is Medicaid expansion.

When Obama Care came into effect, people who otherwise would not qualify for Medicaid became eligible based on expanded income guidelines. Under the the new bill up for debate, fewer people who qualify for Medicaid based on those expanded income guidelines would qualify over time and states would have more control over the Medicaid program (something a lot of people don't like).

The problem is that if less people with lower incomes qualify for Medicaid, legislators need to find a way to make sure that they will be able to have access to affordable health care. There are different ideas about how they will do that. That's where the controversy lies.


There are other obvious issues with the bill, but that's just the explanation of it as it applies to Medicaid.