Updates | The Week of July 17, 2017
Eve Levin // 7/23/17 //
The Republican healthcare proposal collapsed in the Senate when two additional Senators, Mike Lee and Jerry Moran, announced their opposition (NYT).
- The bill contained special provisions meant to benefit specific states with increased funding (NYT).
- At Take Care, Rachel Sachs provides an in-depth analysis on provisions of the failed bill and what they reveal about the Senate's process.
- The Republican healthcare proposal reflects a narrow and inappropriate understanding of freedom, argues Neil Buchanan at Dorf on Law.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced a vote on full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, but that proposal failed, as well (NYTimes, Politico, WaPo).
- The Trump administration may be able to undermine the Affordable Care Act through regulation (NYTimes, Politico).
- The Affordable Care Act still faces an uncertain future (WaPo).
President Trump will own any failure of the Affordable Care Act, argues Michael Dorf at Take Care.