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What's inside the Senate GOP health care bill - ABC News

posted onJune 24, 2017
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Article snippet: Seven weeks after the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act, Senate Republicans unveiled their version of the health care bill today. Here's how the Senate bill differs from the one passed by the House. The bill’s release follows months of speculation and contentious debate. Senate Democrats have criticized their Republican counterparts for working on the bill behind closed doors. Earlier this week, Sen. Affordable Care Act, Republicans had a chance to offer changes. “In the Health Committee, I think 160 Republican amendments were accepted into the bill,” he said. “It was debated for 25 straight days before it was voted on. It was scored well in advance. This is a sham.” The Congressional Budget Office, which provides nonpartisan, quantitative analyses to Congress, will now evaluate the bill. A CBO score could come as soon as Friday. The CBO estimated that the version of the American Health Care Act passed by the House would leave 23 million more Americans uninsured by 2026 than under the Affordable Care Act. The office also estimated the bill would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion from 2017 to 2026. ABC News’ Mary Bruce contributed to this report. Link to the full article to read more

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