Some huge insurers are also skeptical of the GOP's Obamacare replacement

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March 9, 2017 4:12 PM

America's Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield aren't so sure about the American Health Care Act.

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The insurance industry isn't convinced that the GOP's replacement for Obamacare will be a good thing.

America's Health Insurance Plans, a leading trade group of health insurers, critiqued elements of the Republican plan in a letter to House GOP leaders.

The AHIP, which represents insurers including Cigna, Allstate, Anthem, Aflac, and Humana, took time to praise some of the elements of the bill, the American Health Care Act, but had two major issues:

READ MORE: Here are the key aspects of the AHCA, and the major differences between it and Obamacare.In addition to the AHIP letter, Blue Cross Blue Shield also offered a letter to Brady and Walden adding its critiques of the AHCP. The BCBS letter also focused on the tax credits and Medicaid expansion funding in addition to calling for further market-stabilization measures to protect the individual insurance markets.

While there is clearly some self-interest involved for the insurance companies, their influence may have some impact over the direction of the bill. Medical groups, conservative thinks tanks, and lawmakers from both parties have also brought up concerns about the AHCA.

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