Here are five highlights:
1. It will take 216 votes to pass the bill, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said they have them.
2. In March, the GOP pulled the American Health Care Act after Speaker Paul Ryan told President Donald Trump they had not secured enough votes.
3. On May 3, the House Rules Committee approved three amendments to the bill, advancing the bill to the floor.
4. Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., spoke with NBC News, noting the bill is not perfect, but “directionally, it’s going in the right place.” Mr. MacArthur wrote the amendment that allows states to opt out of the ACA’s community rating rule. If states choose to opt out, they would have to set up a safety net for those with pre-existing conditions.
5. The newest edition of the bill, written by Reps. Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Billy Long, R-Mo., includes an additional $8 billion for five years to develop state-based high-risk pools for protection of consumers with pre-existing conditions. Those opposed argue this amount is not nearly enough to help these patients.
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