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    What's in the Senate Republican Health-Care Bill

    Like the House version, Mitch McConnell’s proposal would slash taxes, cut Medicaid, and eliminate Obamacare’s insurance mandates for individuals and employers.
    by Russell Berman Jun 22, 2017 5 minutes
    Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

    Updated on June 22 at  2:15 p.m. ET

    The Senate Republican health-care bill is finally out in the open.

    After weeks of secretive deliberations, party leaders on Thursday released a 142-page proposal that would slash taxes on the wealthy and businesses; reduce federal funding for Medicaid and phase out its expansion under the Affordable Care Act; and limit the tax credits available to help people purchase insurance on the individual market. The legislation, titled the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, is officially labeled a “discussion draft,” but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants Republicans to debate and vote on the bill by the end of next week.

    Like the American Health Care Act that passed the House in May, the Senate bill is a substantial revision to Obamacare but . And while Senate Republicans had vowed to start

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