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The latest on the Affordable Care Act.

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The House’s Obamacare repeal bill would strand drug addicts without access to careThe House’s Obamacare repeal bill would strand drug addicts without access to care
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This is coming in the middle of the deadly opioid painkiller and heroin epidemic.

By German Lopez
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Read: CBO report projects 24 million lose coverage under GOP health planRead: CBO report projects 24 million lose coverage under GOP health plan
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The long-awaited estimate of the American Health Care Act’s cost and coverage is finally out.

By Sarah Kliff
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Tom Price is lying about the GOP health planTom Price is lying about the GOP health plan
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The Health and Human Services secretary says “nobody will be worse off financially.” That isn’t true.

By Sarah Kliff
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Top Republicans can’t agree on basic facts about their health planTop Republicans can’t agree on basic facts about their health plan
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Will people lose coverage under AHCA? Depends which Republican you ask.

By Sarah Kliff
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Is the Republican health plan designed to fail?Is the Republican health plan designed to fail?
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There’s a theory going around Washington that Republicans don’t want their health bill to pass.

By Ezra Klein
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Paul Ryan’s big enemy on health care? Senate rules.Paul Ryan’s big enemy on health care? Senate rules.
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A former parliamentarian assesses his options.

By Sarah Kliff
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VoxCare is Vox’s new health care newsletter. Sign up for it here.VoxCare is Vox’s new health care newsletter. Sign up for it here.
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Health care news is moving really, really fast. Stay informed with VoxCare, our newsletter launching today.

By Sarah Kliff
Obamacare
We stayed up all night with the Republicans rushing to replace ObamacareWe stayed up all night with the Republicans rushing to replace Obamacare
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One member of Congress fell asleep more than once in the rush to pass the bill.

By Tara Golshan and Jeff Stein
Politics
Mitt Romney’s former policy director makes the case for the GOP’s health billMitt Romney’s former policy director makes the case for the GOP’s health bill
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Lanhee Chen explains why Republicans landed on this health care bill, and this process.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Republicans’ problem isn’t CBO. It’s their bill.Republicans’ problem isn’t CBO. It’s their bill.
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AHCA will cause people to lose insurance — and the GOP isn’t excited for CBO to reveal that.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
The Republican health care bill’s uninsured penalty punishes the poor way more than the richThe Republican health care bill’s uninsured penalty punishes the poor way more than the rich
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The bill also gives less generous tax credits to low-income Americans than Obamacare did.

By German Lopez
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Today in Obamacare: The rollout of the GOP plan is not going wellToday in Obamacare: The rollout of the GOP plan is not going well
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Three groups of Republicans to watch as markup begins.

By Andrew Prokop
Health Care
The puzzling way Republicans want to replace the individual mandate, explained with a cartoonThe puzzling way Republicans want to replace the individual mandate, explained with a cartoon
Health Care

Trumpcare’s incentive problem.

By Alvin Chang
Politics
The Republican health plan fixes a problem Paul Ryan feels passionately aboutThe Republican health plan fixes a problem Paul Ryan feels passionately about
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It cuts marginal tax rates for low-income families — by giving them less health care.

By Matthew Yglesias
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“It won’t work.” Obamacare’s toughest critics are panning the GOP replacement bill.“It won’t work.” Obamacare’s toughest critics are panning the GOP replacement bill.
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Does anyone actually like this bill?

By Ezra Klein
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz on AHCA: Americans might have to choose between iPhones and health insuranceRep. Jason Chaffetz on AHCA: Americans might have to choose between iPhones and health insurance
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Sounds a lot like what Obama said about the Affordable Care Act in 2014.

By Tara Golshan
Explainers
The American Health Care Act: the Republicans’ bill to replace Obamacare, explainedThe American Health Care Act: the Republicans’ bill to replace Obamacare, explained
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Explainers

The GOP bill would roll back key Affordable Care Act programs in a big way.

By Sarah Kliff and Libby Nelson
Politics
The GOP health bill doesn’t know what problem it’s trying to solveThe GOP health bill doesn’t know what problem it’s trying to solve
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After seven years of drafting a replacement plan, we get … this?

By Ezra Klein
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Today in Obamacare: The GOP replacement bill is out. Here’s what you need to know.Today in Obamacare: The GOP replacement bill is out. Here’s what you need to know.
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The Republicans’ American Health Care Act looks a lot like the ACA.

By Sarah Kliff
Obamacare
House Republicans just introduced their bill to repeal and replace ObamacareHouse Republicans just introduced their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare
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Medicaid expansion could continue through 2020.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
A crucial bloc of swing Republican senators just criticized a House GOP Obamacare draftA crucial bloc of swing Republican senators just criticized a House GOP Obamacare draft
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Four senators wrote that the weeks-old draft “does not adequately protect” Medicaid expansion enrollees.

By Andrew Prokop
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The White House’s new Obamacare point man used to think Paul Ryan’s budgets spent too muchThe White House’s new Obamacare point man used to think Paul Ryan’s budgets spent too much
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He helped found the Freedom Caucus, and now he’s shaping health policy.

By Dylan Matthews
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Today in Obamacare: the GOP plan keeps evolving — and looking more like the ACAToday in Obamacare: the GOP plan keeps evolving — and looking more like the ACA
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What we know about the newest Republican replacement plan.

By Sarah Kliff
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4 things to expect from the next GOP Obamacare replacement bill4 things to expect from the next GOP Obamacare replacement bill
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We don’t have the bill yet. But we’re getting a better sense of what’s in it.

By Sarah Kliff
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Today in Obamacare: I joined the Capitol Hill hunt for the GOP replace bill. Here’s as close as I got.Today in Obamacare: I joined the Capitol Hill hunt for the GOP replace bill. Here’s as close as I got.
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A congressional aide shares details on the biggest policies in the latest draft.

By Sarah Kliff
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The Obamacare provision that saved thousands from bankruptcyThe Obamacare provision that saved thousands from bankruptcy
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How Obamacare made health insurance work for this sick boy — and thousands like him.

By Sarah Kliff
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Reports: the House GOP is planning a remarkably secretive rollout of its Obamacare planReports: the House GOP is planning a remarkably secretive rollout of its Obamacare plan
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One GOP legislator says a closed-door meeting is planned for Thursday.

By Sarah Kliff
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Today in Obamacare: what kind of health insurance can the GOP tax credits actually buy you?Today in Obamacare: what kind of health insurance can the GOP tax credits actually buy you?
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Subsidies would fall 36 percent under the latest plan, a new report finds.

By Sarah Kliff
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Trump just moved the GOP’s health care consensus permanently to the leftTrump just moved the GOP’s health care consensus permanently to the left
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It’s a post-Obamacare world, and Republicans are learning to live in it.

By Ezra Klein
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Trump proposed 5 specific policies to replace Obamacare. Here’s how they work.Trump proposed 5 specific policies to replace Obamacare. Here’s how they work.
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Trump didn’t get into the details — and those matter a lot.

By Sarah Kliff
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Today in Obamacare: the GOP’s new legislative strategy is really riskyToday in Obamacare: the GOP’s new legislative strategy is really risky
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They’re saddled with a deadline from a plan that’s long since fallen by the wayside.

By Andrew Prokop
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Today in Obamacare: what focus groups found Obamacare enrollees want from GOP plansToday in Obamacare: what focus groups found Obamacare enrollees want from GOP plans
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We ran focus groups with people who use Obamacare. We learned what they liked about GOP plans — and what they very much didn’t.

By Sarah Kliff
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Interview: former Gov. Steve Beshear explains how he sold deep-red Kentucky on ObamacareInterview: former Gov. Steve Beshear explains how he sold deep-red Kentucky on Obamacare
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“We wanted to get as far away from the word ‘Obamacare’ as we could.”

By Sarah Kliff and Byrd Pinkerton
Politics
Leaked report suggests millions could lose coverage under GOP health proposalLeaked report suggests millions could lose coverage under GOP health proposal
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A presentation made Saturday to the National Governors Association suggests replacement plans won’t cover nearly as many people.

By Sarah Kliff
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Leaked GOP docs show governors’ health care demandsLeaked GOP docs show governors’ health care demands
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Republican governors like the concept of Medicaid block grants — but are still undecided about what should happen to the Obamacare expansion.

By Sarah Kliff
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The leaked Republican plan to replace Obamacare, explainedThe leaked Republican plan to replace Obamacare, explained
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There’s an important shift in conservative thinking in this latest iteration of repeal and replace.

By Sarah Kliff
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Today in Obamacare: a polling expert explains why the health law is looking more popularToday in Obamacare: a polling expert explains why the health law is looking more popular
Politics

“What’s important to me, if I’m in the House, is whether Republicans are changing their minds. That is really the key.”

By Sarah Kliff
Science
A dozen polls now show Obamacare is more popular than everA dozen polls now show Obamacare is more popular than ever
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With repeal looming, American voters like Obamacare more than ever.

By Julia Belluz
The Big Idea
Study: ACA enrollees’ costs would spike under Republican plansStudy: ACA enrollees’ costs would spike under Republican plans
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It’s the first attempt to capture the full effects of Republican health care policies — including out-of-pocket costs.

By David Cutler, John Bertko, and Topher Spiro