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Senate leaders released a slightly revised version of their health-care bill Monday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tries to win over enough holdouts to pass the measure, with at least six Republicans signaling opposition.
June 26 -
A look at the provisions of the Senate plan and how they differ from the House version of the legislation.
June 23 -
The long-awaited Obamacare replacement plan from Senate Republicans wouldn’t do much to preserve coverage for millions of poor and working-class people, but it would deliver tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans.
June 23 -
Senate Republicans’ proposal to replace Obamacare would provide an additional $50 billion over four years to stabilize insurance exchanges, relying on a mechanism Republicans have criticized in the past as a way to keep insurers in the marketplace.
June 22 -
The measure would eliminate Obamacare’s tax increases, including a 3.8 percent net investment income tax, a 2.3 percent levy on medical device sales, a 0.9 percent Medicare surtax and a 10 percent indoor tanning tax. But a tax on expensive “Cadillac” employer-provided plans would be delayed, as in the House measure.
June 22 -
Senate Republicans are beginning to learn the details of the health-care bill they may be asked to vote on next week, with senators saying the measure envisions a more gradual transition away from Obamacare than the House-passed version.
June 21 -
Senate Republicans may be asked to vote on a controversial health-care bill as early as next week but most of them haven’t seen the plan and at least half a dozen say they’re not sure they can support it.
June 20 -
Opponents of the GOP health-care legislation bill are trying to revive grassroots resistance ahead of a possible vote next week, but progressive groups worry that the investigations into President Donald Trump and his campaign are diverting from efforts to derail a Senate version of the bill.
June 20 -
Groups fighting the Republican drive to replace Obamacare say they’re worried that investigations into President Donald Trump and his campaign are diverting from efforts to derail the GOP health-care bill.
June 19 -
Senate Republican leaders drafting a measure to revamp U.S. health-care policy appear to be following the same path as their House counterparts—writing a bill behind closed doors before springing it on other lawmakers and the public close to a vote.
June 14 -
House Republicans say they aren’t close to agreeing on a budget blueprint they have to approve before they can move ahead with one of their top priorities: a tax overhaul.
May 22 -
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that any tax overhaul can’t add to the growing U.S. budget deficit, a position that places him at odds with President Donald Trump, who has called for a significant tax cut.
May 16 -
Republican senators said it’s unclear whether their chamber will repeal all of the taxes imposed under Obamacare as they set aside the health-care bill passed by the House and prepare to write their own from scratch.
May 9 -
The Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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Passage of the House’s health-care bill gives the Obamacare repeal effort new life after months of wrangling, but key Republican senators are already pushing it aside to write their own bill with no clear timetable to act.
May 5 -
House Republicans mustered just enough votes to pass their health-care bill Thursday, salvaging what at times appeared to be a doomed mission to repeal and partially replace Obamacare under intense pressure from President Donald Trump to produce legislative accomplishments.
May 4 -
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Budget, which opposes big budget deficits, believes the president's legislative strategy stems from a misconception.
April 13 -
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan say they’re ready to put tax reform at the top of their agendas.
March 25 -
Republicans abandoned their efforts to repeal and partially replace the ACA and plan to move on to tax reform.
March 24 -
Top Republicans are telling their fellow party members that not repealing the ACA could imperil tax reform efforts—and perhaps more of President Trump’s legislative agenda.
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