Senate plans healthcare vote next week as Obama condemns repeal effort

Former president attacks ‘aggravating’ attempts to repeal Obamacare as Mitch McConnell prepares to bring Graham-Cassidy bill to floor

The US Senate plans to vote next week on Republicans’ latest attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it was confirmed on Wednesday, as Barack Obama castigated their “aggravating” multiple attempts to “undo that hard-won progress”.

Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, intends to hold a vote on what is being seen as a ...