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At Party Retreat, GOP Still Searching For Health Law Consensus

At their party retreat, the officials are coalescing around a strategy that would have not a single replacement for the Affordable Care Act but instead include changes through a budget bill, administrative action and later a series of individual bills addressing smaller aspects of the health system.

One GOP Plan Says States That Like Their Obamacare Can Keep It  

California and other states could continue to cover people under the ACA or create new approaches, according to a bill introduced Monday. Many Democrats fear such state options won’t draw enough federal funding and will fragment coverage nationwide.

Budget Scorekeepers Say GOP Plan Would Raise The Number Of Uninsured By 32M

An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office offers an estimate of the effects of the repeal plan offered by congressional Republican in 2015, which may be a blueprint for efforts currently underway to overhaul the health law.