Ryan told fellow Republicans they are "moving on" from health care, Reps. Andy Barr and Bill Flores told CNN. The House meltdown on Obamacare repeal has perilous implications for the American health care system, with Republicans apparently unable to repeal the law but also unwilling to fix the deficiencies that the White House says will collapse the law. Friday afternoon, moderate Republicans and members of the conservative Freedom Caucus have indicated they won't back the bill. A Republican official involved in counting votes said it would need about 25 of the roughly 36 members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus members to back the GOP health care bill if it's going to pass Friday. What was in the billThe GOP health care bill would eliminate many of the taxes and eradicate the individual mandate imposed by Obamacare, officially known as the Affordable Care Act.

Source: CNN March 24, 2017 15:33 UTC