The aim has become very simple for House Republicans stumbling closer to passing a bill to revise the Affordable Care Act: just get it off their plates and over to the Senate. “The MacArthur amendment strips away any guarantee that preexisting conditions would be covered and affordable.”[How preexisting conditions could derail House Republicans’ health-care bill, explained]Over the weekend, President Trump hadn’t helped. “The House repeal bill was on the floor for 14 days. He said that the House bill remains a “work in progress” and that some of it would be scrapped in negotiations. And the president pledged that he would take care of people with preexisting conditions.”

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2017 23:22 UTC