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Doctors, nurses, patients and activists listen as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at Bellevue Hospital in New York last week, just after the Senate Republicans released their health care bill to the public.

Obamacare Has Problems. The Senate Health Care Bill Doesn't Solve Them, Experts Say

3:02pm June 30, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

We asked top health care experts to tell us America's biggest health care problems. Then we asked: Does the current Republican plan fix them? For the most part, the answer was no.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a Stop 'Trumpcare' rally in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in May.

How Democrats Are Fighting The GOP Health Care Bill

9:47am June 30, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Appealing to the public is Democrats' only card to play as Senate Republicans try to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — since Democrats don't have the votes to stop the bill.

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Sen. Cory Booker On Health Care And The Democrats' Future

9:09am June 30, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Cory Booker about the progressive strategy to stop the GOP health care bill — and what Democrats need to do to get back on top.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been answering questions about the Senate health care bill ever since it was released.

How The Senate GOP Health Care Bill Could Affect The Midterms And Beyond

8:21am June 30, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Senate's bill puts off provisions that could push people off of insurance and out of Medicaid until well past the 2018 midterms and even past the 2020 presidential election.

Democrats Push Back On Senate Republican Health Care Bill

4:31pm June 29, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Many Democrats were encouraged that Republicans had to push off their vote on a Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, in the midst of vocal opposition from the left.

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. — shown with Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (left) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2015 — represents the state with the highest per-capita death rate from opioids.

GOP Senators From Opioid-Ravaged States Uneasy About Health Care Bill

12:48pm June 29, 2017

by Tamara Keith

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has announced that she opposes the health care bill in its current form. She cited cuts to Medicaid and what the bill would mean for people with opioid addiction.

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Patients who underwent genetic screenings now fear that documentation of the results in their medical records could lead to problems if a new health law is enacted.

Patients With Pre-Existing Conditions Fear Bias Under GOP Health Proposals

10:09am June 29, 2017

by Charlotte Huff

Encouraged by their doctors, many people in recent years have taken tests to find out if they're at risk of disease. Now they worry the Republican health bills could make them vulnerable.

With The Senate's Health Care Vote Delayed, What's Next For Democrats?

8:10am June 29, 2017

Do Democrats want to work with Republicans to make the health bill better? Rachel Martin talks to Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

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Senate Health Bill Needs To Change Dramatically, AARP Says

7:44am June 29, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to David Certner, legislative policy director for government affairs at AARP, about why his organization wants the Senate to scratch the GOP health care bill and start again.

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GOP Health Plan Vote Delayed, But Sen. Rounds Will Vote 'Yes'

7:44am June 29, 2017

The Senate leadership is intent on overhauling the Affordable Care Act. Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota about why he supports the health care legislation.

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