Young votes for House health care bill, says it will improve

Protesters gathered at the U.S. Capitol before a House vote on the GOP’s American Health Care Act on May 4, 2017. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)
A Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act squeaked through the U.S. House today, with help from Alaska Congressman Don Young.
If the bill becomes law, Alaskans would lose the generous subsidies they have now for plans purchased on the individual market. Young said the bill will change before final passage, and he ha