Article snippet: The clock is ticking for Senate Republicans to be able to repeal and replace Obamacare — and follow through on their almost seven-year promise — through a special process that requires fewer votes. The deadline to pass the bill with a simple majority of at least 51 votes is Sept. 30. For Republicans who worked around the clock in July to try to repeal the the GOP's latest health care proposal. This time, those Republicans are considering a very different option with a repeal effort led by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La. As in previous Republican repeal efforts, Graham-Cassidy would immediately remove the individual and employer mandates to sign up for health insurance, two ACA requirements — with tax penalties for failure to comply — that have been unpopular with the public. Graham-Cassidy would also repeal the medical device tax, which some said stifled medical innovations. The plan would repeal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood for one year, just as the "skinny repeal" was would have; would increase the amount that people may put into health savings accounts, or HSAs, which are popular with Republicans; and would allow people to use HSAs to pay for health insurance premiums. An as with past repeal efforts, health insurance premiums for older and disabled Americans would go up, Medicare would not be changed, and cost-sharing subsidies, which reduce deductibles and co-payments, would be repealed in 2020. The Gra... Link to the full article to read more