Here’s what you should know:
1. A proposal to repeal the ACA without a replacement and another proposal to pass a measure offering “bare-bones health insurance plans” both failed this week in the Senate.
2. Political analysts report Republicans may attempt to adjust the bill so it will advance it to committee; then they can work with the U.S. House on an all-encompassing bill.
3. Analysts believe it may take longer than a week to reach a broader agreement on a large healthcare policy.
4. HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, said the White House wants the Senate to “reach the ‘lowest common denominator,'” to advance a proposal.
He told CNN, “What gets us to 50 votes so that we can move forward on a healthcare reform legislation … that’s what needs to happen.”
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