Kelly Gooch | July 12, 2017
An updated version of the Senate GOP’s healthcare replacement bill is expected to be released Thursday, reports NPR.
The news comes from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who also announced his chamber is delaying its next recess until August 14. The recess was initially slated to begin at the end of July.
“In order to provide more time to complete action on important legislative items and process nominees that have been stalled by a lack of cooperation from our friends across the aisle, the Senate will delay the start of the August recess until the third week of August,” Mr. McConnell said in a statement.
Mr. McConnell has struggled to garner enough support from moderate and conservative Republicans for the initial draft of the healthcare replacement bill. Conservatives have argued more could be done to further dismantle the ACA, while moderates contend the bill does too much as far as reducing Medicaid funding, according to the report. The bill must have 50 “yes” votes to pass.
NPR reports a revised Congressional Budget Office score on the updated version of the healthcare replacement bill is expected July 17 or July 18, and the Senate is expected to vote on a motion to proceed on the bill by the end of next week.
Source: Beckers
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/senate-gop-to-release-new-draft-of-healthcare-bill-thursday.html