Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
After All That Turmoil, House May Have To Vote On Health Plan Again
House Republicans聽barely managed to pass their Obamacare repeal bill earlier this month, and they now face the possibility of having to vote again on their controversial health measure. House Speaker Paul Ryan hasn鈥檛 yet sent the bill to the Senate because there鈥檚 a chance that parts of it may need to be redone, depending on how the Congressional Budget Office estimates its effects.聽House leaders want to make sure the bill conforms with Senate rules for reconciliation, a mechanism that allows Senate Republicans to pass the bill with a simple majority. (House, 5/18)
鈥淏ased on the previous two scores, we believe we鈥檒l hit our target deficit reduction number, but we鈥檙e holding out of an abundance of caution,鈥 the House GOP leadership aide said. (Cheney and Haberkorn, 5/18)
House Republicans voted on the bill earlier this month without waiting for the updated CBO score, a move that was criticized by Democrats. The updated score is expected early next week. (Sullivan, 5/18)
