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White House pressures Senate to fix health bill's policy problems

Politico: The Trump administration ratcheted up the pressure on Senate Republicans on Sunday to solve the policy problems in the House of Representatives' bill repealing Obamacare, urging the upper chamber to improve the bill even while defending its most controversial elements.

Senate Republicans are already eyeing major changes to the American Health Care Act, which narrowly passed the House on Thursday with no Democratic votes. The bill’s approaches to Medicaid and to insurance for people with pre-existing health conditions are among the thorny policy issues GOP leaders acknowledge the Senate must address if it hopes to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature health legislation.

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