It's called Graham-Cassidy after Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, who have come up with a last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare before a September 30 deadline.  That's the last day of the current fiscal year and the last day that Senate Republicans can pass a repeal bill and avoid a filibuster.  Only 50 GOP votes would be needed for passage under reconciliation rules. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is seriously considering bringing the bill up for a vote – but only if he can be assured of the 50 votes necessary for passage. Politico: Right now, support for the bill – which would replace Obamacare's tax subsidies with block grants, end the law's individual insurance mandate and scale back its Medicaid expansion – among Republican senators is short of 50 votes. But McConnell and his lieutenants will gauge support this week in private party meetings with help from President Donald Trump, administration and Capitol Hill...(Read Full Post)