After voting to move forward with debate on Republican healthcare legislation, the Senate rejected amendments Tuesday night that would have repealed and replaced the ACA, according to The Washington Post.
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The Senate voted Tuesday to proceed to debate a bill to repeal major portions of the ACA. The vote was 50-50, with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tiebreaking vote.
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With Vice President Mike Pence acting as a tiebreaker, the Senate will proceed to debate the American Health Care Act after a 50 to 50 vote Tuesday, according to The New York Times.
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Former President Jimmy Carter predicts that the U.S. will switch over to a single-payer system, according to The Hill.
The House has rejected a proposed bill from the Department of Veterans Affairs that would have diverted $2 billion from existing programs and toward the Choice program, according to The Washington Post.
Though Senate Republicans are currently trying to pass legislation that would curb federal healthcare funding and regulations, in an op-ed for The American Conservative Chase Madarrgues that conservatives will soon embrace the idea of a single-payer healthcare system.
Though he was diagnosed with brain cancer last week, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will return to Capitol Hill today to vote on a healthcare bill, according to CNN.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said two life-threatening medical challenges shaped his views on U.S. healthcare: his son's cancer diagnosis and a spinal cord injury he suffered after a skiing accident.