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What's In The Republican Health Care Bill That Passed The House?

NPR
Published May 5, 2017 at 1:06 PM EDT
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2017 after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2017 after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

In a tight vote on Thursday, Republicans in the House passed a health overhaul bill that would eliminate many provisions of former President Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson speak with Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff), health policy reporter for Vox and co-host of the podcast “The Weeds,” about what is and isn’t in the new bill.

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