The amended version of the American Health Care Act, which narrowly passed out of the House of Representatives last week, faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where several Republicans are already airing concerns over the bill the White House is touting as a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
At least two Republican Senators, Rob Portman of Ohio and Dean Heller of Nevada, have said they would not vote for the bill, while other Republicans have vowed to rework or completely rewrite the bill.
Amendments to the bill that allow states to apply for waivers from the ACA’s essential health benefit requirements, and loosen the existing age rating requirements on insurers, were enough to win over House members of the conservative Freedom Caucus, who blocked the original version of the bill in March.
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Nick Thornton
Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.
