Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Not Wanting Health Care To Consume Entire Calendar, GOP Leaders Aim For Summer Vote
The Wall Street Journal: GOP Leaders To Present Senate Republicans With Proposals To Shape Health-Care Bill
GOP leaders are planning to present to Senate Republicans options for the major policy decisions shaping their health-care bill during a closed-door lunch Tuesday, Senate GOP lawmakers and aides said Monday. The proposals are expected to include a prolonged phaseout of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. There is also growing interest in possible steps to shore up fragile individual insurance markets, according to people familiar with the discussions. (Armour and Peterson, 6/5)
The Associated Press: Senate GOP Aiming For Vote This Month On Health Legislation
"We've been talking about this for seven years, so now is the time to start coming up with some tangible alternatives and building consensus," GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said Monday. (Werner, 6/5)
Politico: Senate GOP Aims For June Vote On Obamacare Repeal
It’s a gut-check situation for Republicans, who are about to be confronted with tough choices that may result in millions fewer people with insurance coverage as a condition for cutting taxes and lowering some people’s premiums. “I don’t think this gets better over time,” said Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of leadership. “So my personal view is we’ve got until now and the Fourth of July to decide if the votes are there or not. And I hope they are.” (Haberkorn and Everett, 6/5)
Roll Call: Senate Might Roll The Dice On Health Care
Thune acknowledged that members had varying perspectives on the likelihood of achieving the needed votes. (Lesniewski, 6/5)
The Hill: Senate GOP Eyes July Vote On Healthcare
Asked when the Senate would vote on a bill, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said, "July sometime." (Sullivan, 6/5)
The Wall Street Journal: Trump To Meet With House And Senate Leaders On Health Care And Tax Reform
President Donald Trump will meet with House and Senate leadership at the White House Tuesday afternoon to plot a path forward on health care and tax reform—two of the administration’s top legislative priorities that have been stalled in recent months amid a growing investigation into Trump associates’ ties to Russia. (Ballhaus, 6/5)
