By moving power and money to the states, the GOP’s answer to Obamacare built on a powerful idea that's popular beyond conservative ranks. But the Graham-Cassidy bill contained too many other flaws to get the needed votes.
Christian Science Monitor
Once more with feeling: Republicans launch another attempt at health care repeal
Wanting to fulfill campaign promises is pushing one final effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Republican leaders hope that this bill, geared toward state, rather than federal control, will have what it takes to pass both houses in the upcoming vote.
How some lawmakers see a way to work together on health care
The parties have plenty of reasons not to cooperate, including raw feelings and deep ideological differences. But several Democrats and Republicans, feeling the urgency of a partial collapse of Obamacare, have been quietly talking behind the scenes.
GOP abandons health care reform for now, after ‘skinny bill’ defeated in Senate
Three Republican senators – John McCain of Arizona, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska – voted 'no' to kill the bill, joining the Democrats, who unanimously voted in opposition.
GOP senators look to ‘skinny repeal’ of ‘Obamacare’
After the repeal measure was defeated in the Senate Wednesday, the GOP moved to a pared down version that would simply remove some of the most unpopular parts of the Affordable Care Act.
Replacing Obamacare with sweeping changes faces uphill climb
In a dramatic vote Tuesday, senators agreed to open debate on a modified health care bill. Later that evening, the Senate blocked the proposal – a signal that a new approach must be taken if any revised health care legislation is to pass.
Health care: The promise, and the perils, of bipartisanship
The unraveling of Republicans' go-it-alone approach could well end up involving Democrats in the search for a solution to rising premiums and insurers pulling out of the Affordable Care Act.
Why GOP Senate bill is ‘a long way’ from repealing Obamacare
What has emerged after more than 60 repeal attempts under President Obama is a GOP plan that keeps the broad structure of the Affordable Care Act.