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States Have Tried Versions Of ‘Skinny Repeal.’ It Didn’t Go Well.

Republican senators are warming to the idea of a scaled-back plan that would delete the Affordable Care Act’s individual and employer mandates but leave the rest of law generally intact. But this approach has caused difficulties in the past.

Millions Of Kids Fall Outside Senate Plan To Shield Disabled From Medicaid Cuts

The Republican plan to replace Obamacare would reduce federal funding for Medicaid, but senators want to keep current funding levels for children who are blind or have other disabilities. Their proposal, however, would not apply to the majority of those kids.