House Republicans passed their health care bill in early May. Now, they get to find out what's in it.
In a highly unusual move, House leaders
brought the American Health Care Act to a vote three weeks ago without
waiting for the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan agency
responsible for scrutinizing legislation, to evaluate its effects.
The agency is scheduled to release its report
on the AHCA on Wednesday afternoon. The CBO previously weighed in on a
version of the AHCA that the House was set to vote on in March before
Republican leaders withdrew the bill due to lack of support.
The bill that passed in May included major
changes to satisfy conservative members, however, including a provision
allowing states to waive key protections for people with pre-existing
conditions. The new report will provide the most detailed nonpartisan
analysis yet of the bill's potential impact and its findings will be
dissected by critics and supporters of the bill for weeks to come.
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