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House Budget Committee Advances American Health Care Act On March 16, the House Budget Committee voted 19-17 to advance the ACA repeal and replace legislation known as the American Health Care Act (“AHCA”). The bill passed despite the opposition of several conservatives on the committee who opposed the measure on the grounds that it... READ MORE

House Republicans Make Progress on ACA Repeal and Replacement On March 6, House Republicans released their long-awaited budget reconciliation package, the American Health Care Act, which is intended to repeal and replace significant portions of the Affordable Care Act. Two days later, the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees conducted epic... READ MORE

ACA Repeal Could Pass the House by Easter The House Republican leadership announced to their members this week that committee hearings to mark up ACA replacement legislation will begin by the middle of next week. The strategy outlined will take up the remainder of March and possibly the first week of April with the... READ MORE

Draft House Republican ACA Replacement Bill Leaked With Congress set to return to Washington on February 27, a draft of the House legislation to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) using the procedure known as budget reconciliation was posted by the Politico news site on Friday. The 106-page measure would eliminate key aspects... READ MORE

House Leadership Releases Outline for ACA Reform On February 16, Republican House leadership circulated a 16-page blueprint for ACA reform. The  proposal, which was not in legislative form, is intended to provide an outline of what the House will attempt to pass by their informal deadline of April 6. The measure’s highlights include: reforming... READ MORE

Price Confirmation Expected to Expedite ACA Replacement Process After hours of contentious debate, the Senate confirmed Rep. Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services in the early morning hours of February 10. One of Price’s first tasks will be to release the ACA replacement proposal promised by President... READ MORE

Republicans Signal Slower Pace for ACA Repeal While Replacement Package Still Unclear Republicans on Capitol Hill signaled this week that repeal of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) may not happen as fast as they promised, and reports indicate they are no closer to consensus on a replacement package. After a contentious retreat in Philadelphia... READ MORE

Trump Signs Executive Order Intended to Expedite ACA Repeal Process Hours after being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump  signed an executive order that marks his administration’s first step towards unraveling the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The order instructs all agencies in the executive branch to “waive, defer, grant... READ MORE

ACA Replacement Picture Remains Unclear Details on how the incoming Trump administration will replace the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) remain unclear as President Donald Trump was sworn in on January 20 as the 45th president. Trump indicated in a recent press conference that his replacement plan will be unveiled once Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)... READ MORE

Senate Takes First Step Towards ACA Repeal On January 4, the U.S. Senate took the first step towards repeal of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The Senate voted 51-48 to advance a fiscal 2017 budget resolution (S. Con Res 3) that allows Congress to use the parliamentary procedure known as budget reconciliation to repeal... READ MORE