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How Graham-Cassidy Stacks Up, in One Chart

Comparing the Senate GOP's latest plan, and the House-passed option, to current law

Senate leadership talks with reporters in the Capitol after the policy luncheons on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Senate leadership talks with reporters in the Capitol after the policy luncheons on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Ryan Kelly, Randy Leonard and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 21, 2017 at 11:00am

Senate leaders are considering an attempt next week to pass a repeal of the 2010 health care law, while chamber rules still allow for a 50-50 vote option. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., put together a proposal — after the chamber considered and rejected multiple other options this summer — that they hope will get the repeal over the finish line.

Here’s how the Graham-Cassidy plan compares to the repeal the House passed back on May 4, and the current health care law:
 
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