GOP health care bill begins its ride through the House
House leaders planned a vote Thursday on the legislation, revamped since collapsing in March to attract most hard line conservatives and some
"We will pass this bill," House Majority Leader
The bitter health care battle dominated the
The health care vote was scheduled after the
Just Tuesday, The Associated Press had counted 21
House approval would edge
Passage would also send it to an uncertain fate in the
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Said Rep.
Meadows, who appeared along with Walden on
The bill would eliminate tax penalties Obama's law which has clamped down on people who don't buy coverage and it erases tax increases in the Affordable Care Act on higher-earning people and the health industry. It cuts the
The measure would retain Obama's requirement that family policies cover grown children until age 26.
But states could get federal waivers freeing insurers from other Obama coverage requirements. With waivers, insurers could charge people with pre-existing illnesses far higher rates than healthy customers, boost prices for older consumers to whatever they wish and ignore the mandate that they cover specified services like pregnancy care.
The bill would block federal payments to
Obama's overhaul has extended health insurance to around 20 million Americans. The nonpartisan
A CBO estimate for the cost of latest version of their bill will not be ready before the House conducts its vote.
House Speaker
That was a jarring setback for Trump and Ryan. But leaders gradually rebuilt support.
Conservatives were won over by provisions establishing the coverage waivers crafted by Reps.
Earlier this week, moderates objected that constituents with pre-existing conditions could effectively be denied coverage by insurers charging them exorbitant premiums. At least a dozen of them said Wednesday they would oppose the legislation, including GOP Reps.
But
That added
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