HOW HOUSE REPUBLICANS PASS AHCA TO REPEAL OBAMACARE - SENDING BILL TO SENATE NEXT (1155 hits)
In a major moment for the Trump administration, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal and replace Obamacare by a 217-213 margin on Thursday.
The first step in the process of dismantling former President Barack Obama's signature health care law comes almost exactly six weeks after the GOP's first failed attempt to repeal the law within the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
Speaker Paul Ryan was forced to pull the initial vote on American Health Care Act in late March, but offered new amendments this time to court conservative members of the House Freedom caucus -- like one offering states the ability to opt out of providing coverage for those with pre-existing conditions upped the conservative vote tally.
Moderate Republicans, though, ended up voicing new opposition, and 20 Republican congressmen ended up voting no on the Obamacare replacement bill.
One of the most discussed parts of the bill is how it changes coverage for people with a history of illness, one of the most popular elements of Obama's Affordable Care Act.
