House To Vote On GOP Health Care Bill Thursday With Leadership Sure Of Support
After a series of changes, including one to create federal high-risk pools, the Republicans' health care plan is headed back to the House floor for a vote. The majority leader says it will pass.
Updated at 7:15 p.m. ET
House Republicans are bringing their health care bill back for a vote on Thursday. The American Health Care Act was pulled from the House floor just minutes before an expected vote in March, which was seen as a stark failure of Republicans on a key campaign promise.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday evening that they are confident in having enough votes to pass the bill in its latest form early Thursday afternoon.
As they have tried to to get their health care bill passed, Republican lawmakers keep adding pots of money to the proposal to of people with high medical costs. The cash would very likely go to "high-risk pools," which pay the expenses of the very sick so that insurance
