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Senate GOP health bill to break with House on key points

The long-awaited GOP Senate draft of the American Health Care Act has finally been unveiled. Here is what's different from the version which passed the House in May.

By Laura Litvan, Sahil Kapur | Updated on June 22, 2017
The long-awaited GOP Senate draft of the American Health Care Act has finally been unveiled. Here is what's different from the version which passed the House in May. (Photo: iStock)

Senate Republican leaders will unveil a closely held plan to replace Obamacare on Thursday that includes a longer transition period than a House-passed bill, though there’s no indication they have enough support for it to pass in a vote that could come as early as next week.

The plan will differ from the legislation passed in May by the House in some key ways, including a three-year phase-out of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion beginning in 2020, according to a person familiar with the plan that was outlined to key congressional aides Wednesday night. 

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