U.S. Senate Republican leadership releases draft text of health care reform legislation entitled “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017”

This morning U.S. Senate Republican leadership released a 142-page “Discussion Draft” of the Senate health care reform legislation entitled “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly is pushing for a vote as soon as next Thursday, June 29.

The Congressional Budget Office is considering the projected financial effects of this Senate legislation and is expected to release its score by next Monday, June 26.

We are comparing this just-released draft Senate bill with the health care reform legislation passed last month by the U.S. House of Representatives and will publish this comparison as soon as possible.

The draft Senate legislation is available at https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/SENATEHEALTHCARE.pdf.