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How The New Senate Health Care Bill Differs From The Old

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 13, 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 13, 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Senate Republicans Thursday released a new version of their health care bill, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he wants to hold a vote next week. But it’s unclear at this point whether the revised bill will appease enough of the Republican Senators — some conservative, some moderate — who opposed the previous version. Republicans can only afford to lose two votes.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks to Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff), health policy reporter for Vox and co-host of the podcast “The Weeds,” about what’s in the new bill, and how the politics are playing out.

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