Trump health bill: Winners and losers
The long-awaited Republican health care bill, known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA), has been pored over all week.
Both the Affordable Care Act (ACA), former President Barack Obama's signature health law known as Obamacare, and the new plan include tax credits to help people buy insurance. But Mr Obama's law and its proposed replacement calculate those credits differently.
Obamacare used family income, local cost of health insurance, age and smoking status to determine financial aid.
The new plan championed by President Donald Trump bases tax credits primarily on age, which begins phasing out for individuals who earn more than $75,000 per year ($150,000 for a married couple).
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