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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
The Next Big Deadline For Senators When They Get Back? August Recess
The Wall Street Journal: What To Expect As Health-Law Debate Moves Forward
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has delayed until after the July 4 congressional recess a vote on the Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That means that when Congress returns next week, a vote could happen soon after if negotiations on changes to the bill are successful. The timing will depend on when lawmakers get an updated nonpartisan analysis of the latest version of the bill. Here’s what to expect as the debate moves forward. (Jamerson, 7/4)
Politico: Republicans Can’t Agree On Where Senate Obamacare Repeal Stands
Congressional Republicans and Trump administration officials were at odds Sunday over how close the Senate is to a deal on an Obamacare repeal package and what the legislation should look like — an indication that the upper chamber may be further from agreement than some politicians let on. “We are getting close,” Marc Short, President Donald Trump’s director of legislative affairs, said on “Fox News Sunday.” The White House is making calls this weekend to “try and get the Senate package across the finish line,” Short added. (Karlin-Smith, 7/2)
The Hill: Week Ahead: Senate GOP Struggles To Find Obamacare Repeal Answer
Senate Republicans will seek to make progress on their stalled ObamaCare repeal bill in the coming week--this time away from Washington and back in their states for recess. (Sullivan, 7/3)
CNN: Here's Where Republicans' Health Care Plans Stand
Just because it was the weekend leading into the Independence Day holiday doesn't mean there weren't developments for Republicans' plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Mattingly, 7/3)
The Hill: Pressure On McConnell To Deliver Obamacare Repeal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is in the pressure cooker as Republicans seek to deliver on the healthcare reforms they’ve been promising voters for years. (Bolton, 7/5)
The New York Times: Five Misleading Republican Claims About Health Care
Republican lawmakers have their own version of the facts about the impact of their replacement for the Affordable Care Act. Here is an assessment. (Qiu, 7/3)
