Republican healthcare contrivance still faces legislative hurdles and public opposition as Senate plans to perform major surgery to original bill with no set deadlineDonald Trump was in a jubilant (extremely joyful) mood final week after House Republicans passed a bill to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system. He invited House Republicans to the White House to celebrate the achievement with pomp typically reserved for actually passing landmark legislation – not simply sending a bill from one chamber to the other – and declared Obamacare “essentially dead”. But it’s not quite dead yet. Republicans’ seven-year crusade to repeal the Affordable Care Act still has faces several legislative hurdles and growing public opposition before it becomes law. Here’s a watch at what comes next.
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Source: theguardian.com