Senate Revises Health Care Legislation: Read The New Bill

Senate Republicans released Thursday a revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The new bill, like earlier versions, would convert Medicaid from an open-ended entitlement to a system of fixed payments to states. Below you can read both versions. You can also compare side-by-side here.

Updated H.R.1628 Bill Text, Released July 13, 2017:

Bill Text Released June 22, 2017:

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<h1>Senate Revises Health Care Legislation: Read The New Bill</h1>
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			July 13, 2017		</time>
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<p>Senate Republicans released Thursday a revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The new bill, like earlier versions, would convert Medicaid from an open-ended entitlement to a system of fixed payments to states. Below you can read both versions. You can also <a href="https://draftable.com/compare/YQqISKezkQIt">compare side-by-side here.</a></p><p><strong>Updated H.R.1628 Bill Text, Released July 13, 2017:</strong></p><p><strong>Bill Text Released June 22, 2017:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/senate-releases-updated-health-care-legislation-read-the-bill/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/senate-releases-updated-health-care-legislation-read-the-bill/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/senate-releases-updated-health-care-legislation-read-the-bill/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Senate%20Revises%20Health%20Care%20Legislation%3A%20Read%20The%20New%20Bill&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FNzQxNzI3&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/senate-releases-updated-health-care-legislation-read-the-bill/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/senate-releases-updated-health-care-legislation-read-the-bill/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/senate-releases-updated-health-care-legislation-read-the-bill/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=749023&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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