Senate GOP releases ‘Obamacare’ overhaul, but not all aboard

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama’s health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid and erase tax boosts that helped Obama finance his expansion of coverage. The measure encountered immediate trouble as four GOP senators said they opposed it but were open to negotiations.
The bill would provide less-generous tax credits to help people buy insurance and let states get waivers to ignore some coverage standards th