They may not have the numbers. With 19 House Republicans currently opposing the AHCA and 17 more undecided, the GOP is still pushing for a congressional vote. If 22 Republicans oppose the bill, it won’t pass the House.
Despite allowances in the revised bill to charge higher premiums for pre-existing conditions, President Donald Trump insisted sick Americans won’t see discrimination. The bill’s Senate future is also uncertain — but some say even a House vote would be enough to protect Republican legislators up for re-election in 2018 from backlash.
