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Since Tuesday, the Senate has voted against two different Republican health care bills. One of them was replaced by the ACA Senate, BCRA; the other was the “cancellation and postponement” bill. The New York Times has a breakdown of who voted for what . But that’s not all.
A vote is expected soon on a “thin cancellation” that repeals only a few Obamacare clauses, such as requiring everyone to buy health insurance. It may have been intended as a surprise last-minute bill to be passed without a CBO assessment, but Senate Democrats have submitted their best guess about the project to the CBO anyway , and now we have the numbers: It will lose 16 million people. insurance and individual market premiums will rise by 20%.
There may well be more surprises between now and the final vote (expected today or tomorrow). Democrats say they are ready to propose hundreds of amendments to try to delay the vote; Meanwhile, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell certainly has a few more tricks up his sleeve. For the latest developments, follow our favorite healthcare politicians on Twitter .