How the GOP health-care bill would address one of Obamacare’s big problems — but could cause an even bigger one

Senate Republicans' health-care bill makes a change to the way the government subsidizes individual health insurance that, if it works, would address one of the major deficiencies of the current health-care system. But health experts are skeptical that, in practical terms, the change would have the desired effect.

The Senate bill would restructure the way the Affordable Care Act provides insurance subsidies. Currently, there's a maximum and a minimum level of income at which a person qualifies for federal help. The Senate bill would remove that minimum, meaning that everyone who makes less than 350 percent of the federal poverty level would qualify for insurance subsidies.