Top 10 highlights in new AHCA bill

• Ends the tax penalty against people without coverage.

• Phases out Medicaid expansion funding.

• Changes Medicaid from an open-ended program to one that gives states fixed amounts of money per person.

• Replaces the ACA’s cost-sharing subsidies based mostly on incomes and premium costs with tax credits that grow with age.

• Repeals taxes on the wealthy, insurers, drug and medicaldevice makers.

• Consumers who let their coverage lapse for more than 63 days in a year would be charged 30% surcharges to regain insurance. This would include people with pre-existing medical conditions.

• State waivers would allow insurers to charge older customers higher premiums without limit.

• States get an extra $8 billion over five years to finance high-risk pools that cover those with preexisting conditions.

• States get $130 billion over a decade to help people afford coverage.

• Keeps ACA provision that children can remain on their parents’ insurance plans until age 26.