But even facing those challenges, there was rare optimism among Senate Republicans on Tuesday. Unlike the House version, the Senate bill may not allow insurers to set higher prices for people with pre-existing conditions than for healthy people. Asked if the phaseout of the Medicaid expansion was still a concern of his, Cassidy said it was. The remaining hurdles for Senate GOP leadership center mainly around the future of the Medicaid expansion, which Republicans generally believe is unsustainable. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), whose state greatly benefits from the Medicaid expansion, and Dean Heller (R-Nev.), who is up for a tough re-election contest in 2018.

Source: Huffington Post June 07, 2017 00:45 UTC