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Another Attempt to Undo Obamacare, Another Set of Problems

The Week Ahead, Episode 51

Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., conducts a news conference after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on April 26. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., also appear. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Shawn Zeller and Rebecca Adams

Posted April 28, 2017 at 5:30pm

The new effort by Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare helped secure conservative votes, says CQ Roll Call health editor Rebecca Adams, but it raises new issues for moderates: Of particular concern for many lawmakers is that it could allow states to permit insurers to sock people who have pre-existing conditions with huge premium increases.

 

Show Notes:

GOP May Again Change Health Care Proposal As They Seek Votes
McCarthy: No Health Care Vote Friday or Saturday
Moderates Hedge On New Obamacare Repeal Amendment

Republicans May Again Change Health Proposal As They Seek Votes ($) https://t.co/u18QZ1Ad67 via @eemershon & @lindsemcpherson pic.twitter.com/e0zVv6o7tB

— CQ Now (@CQnow) April 28, 2017

.@MajLeader: No vote this week on the health care bill. The full readout, with @lindsemcpherson: https://t.co/Pf9kyHOgwc

— Erin Mershon (@eemershon) April 28, 2017

MacArthur says some want changes to his amdmt. No one will commit to nxt wk for AHCA vote. My readout of this am: https://t.co/QFj9lDvNbR

— Erin Mershon (@eemershon) April 28, 2017

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