AP sources: Senate GOP health bill would reshape Obama law
After weeks of closed-door meetings that angered
In a departure from the version the House approved last month, which President
It would also largely retain the subsidies Obama provided to help millions buy insurance, which are pegged mostly to people's incomes and the premiums they pay.
The emerging
Facing uniform Democratic opposition, the
"We have a responsibility to move forward, and we are," said McConnell, R-
GOP
"It's going to be important to get the president's support to get us across the finish line," No. 2
The sources said that in some instances, the documents McConnell planned to release might suggest optional approaches for issues that remain in dispute among
That could include the number of years the bill would take to phase out the extra money Obama provided to expand the federal-state Medicaid program for the poor and disabled to millions of additional low earners.
The
Like the House bill, the
But it was unclear if, or how, the
The
To help pay for its expanded coverage to around 20 million more people, Obama's law increased taxes on higher income people, medical industry companies and others, totaling around
Conservatives like Sen.
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