<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: The More Things Change
The GOP health-care plan, liberal depression, endangered panthers, and more.
What We’re Following
The Best-Laid Plans: The GOP’s draft legislation to replace Obamacare came out last night to mixed reviews: It’s much too similar to its, according to many conservatives. Indeed, some key provisions of the ACA carry over, such as protection for people with preexisting conditions—but the bill also that pay for the current law’s health programs (a change that will mostly ). While the bill gets rid of the unpopular “individual mandate,” it still includes a penalty for going without insurance—. It also restructures Obamacare’s income-based subsidies as tax credits weighted by age and income—and for some middle-class Americans, .
