Senate Sets Up Health Votes for Chaotic Obamacare Debate
Senate Sets Up Health Votes for Chaotic Obamacare Debate
By Anna Edney, Laura Litvan, and Zachary Tracer -- Bloomberg
Here are some of the proposals that the Senate is considering this week:
Repeal and Replace
The most fleshed-out Republican plan, drafted in a secretive process by McConnell, would repeal much of the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a program of more limited subsidies to help people buy insurance. It would also roll back Obamacare’s expansion of the Medicaid program to include more low-income people.
The Senate defeated a modified version of that bill 43-57 in a Tuesday night vote. The measure needed 60 votes to advance because it contained several provisions that, according to the Senate parliamentarian, violated the rules of the fast-track procedure being used by Republicans, including one that would defund Planned Parenthood for a year.
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By Anna Edney, Laura Litvan, and Zachary Tracer -- Bloomberg
Here are some of the proposals that the Senate is considering this week:
Repeal and Replace
The most fleshed-out Republican plan, drafted in a secretive process by McConnell, would repeal much of the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a program of more limited subsidies to help people buy insurance. It would also roll back Obamacare’s expansion of the Medicaid program to include more low-income people.
The Senate defeated a modified version of that bill 43-57 in a Tuesday night vote. The measure needed 60 votes to advance because it contained several provisions that, according to the Senate parliamentarian, violated the rules of the fast-track procedure being used by Republicans, including one that would defund Planned Parenthood for a year.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen...
