Here are four things to know.
1. Negotiations on dismantling the ACA were renewed this week, and they involve White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon, as well as members of the conservative Freedom Caucus and the more moderate Tuesday Group, according to the report.
2. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, a Freedom Caucus member, was one of multiple House Republicans who expressed optimism about the renewed efforts to repeal the ACA. He said: “I think we will have a better, stronger product that will unify the conference,” reports NYT.
3. A timeline for a new version of the Republicans’ repeal bill is uncertain. However, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., expressed a need for timely action, as 2018 premium rates are expected to be set in the near future, according to the report.
4. Meanwhile, amid renewed efforts to repeal the ACA, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has called on her caucus to offer potential improvements for the current health law, reports NYT.
Read the full report here.
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