Mr. Cassidy said he had not spoken to Senate Republican leaders, so he did not know what might happen on the Senate floor next week. But Mr. Cassidy said: “The Affordable Care Act has become too unaffordable for too many people. That’s unaffordable.”Democrats have vowed that if the legislation could be killed, they would press to resume bipartisan negotiations on legislation to stabilize health care markets under the Affordable Care Act. Republican leaders squelched those talks, led by Senators Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, and Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, as they pressed for passage of a full repeal bill. Under the bill, states would have more discretion over how to use federal funds, but most states — including Arizona — would receive less money under the bill than under the Affordable Care Act.

Source: New York Times September 22, 2017 18:07 UTC