HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Senate Republicans raced Tuesday [6-13-17] to bridge divisions over rickety insurance markets and billions of dollars in insurance subsidies in their pursuit of a health-care deal.
While President Donald Trump predicted a deal would emerge, hard work remained behind the scenes.
Much of this week’s negotiations have focused on specific measures to help shore up the individual insurance market, including billions of dollars in funding to smooth the transition to a new plan if they succeed in knocking down much of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, according to Republican aides.
Abortion is also one of several possible flashpoints facing senators trying to pull together 50 votes from the 52-member GOP caucus.”
-Kristina Peterson, Louise Radnofsky, and Stephanie Armour, “Senate Republicans Push to Reach Health Deal,” The Wall Street Journal online, June 13, 2017 07:45pm