Health insurance

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Mitch McConnell’s decision to delay a vote on healthcare legislation sets off what will be a furious few weeks of talks to deliver on the GOP’s seven-year promise to repeal the ACA.

The most significant change is the inclusion of a new provision to encourage Americans to maintain continuous healthcare coverage that would replace the ACA’s individual mandate.

The Better Care Reconciliation Act pushes off the Cadillac tax, eliminates the employer mandate and boosts health savings accounts.

Still, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expects to provide a ‘discussion draft’ of the measure Thursday and that it likely will go to the floor for a vote next week.

As the Senate crafts its version of the ACA replacement bill, employers believe that a levy on coverage will see higher costs.