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What Might A 'Skinny Repeal' Of The Affordable Care Act Look Like?

NPR
Published July 27, 2017 at 1:06 PM EDT

Senate Republicans are still trying to reach consensus on overhauling health care. Their focus now is on a so-called “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act, which would eliminate a few key aspects of Obamacare.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Julie Rovner (@jrovner), chief Washington correspondent for Kaiser Health News, about the ongoing debate over how to repeal and replace parts of the ACA, and what a skinny repeal might look like.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walks with an aide as he leaves the Senate floor following a Motion to commit vote on HR 1628 (American Health Care Act) on Capitol Hill, July 26, 2017 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walks with an aide as he leaves the Senate floor following a Motion to commit vote on HR 1628 (American Health Care Act) on Capitol Hill, July 26, 2017 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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