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The Senate parliamentarian ruled Thursday that many of its proposals don’t adhere to the rules governing the budget process.
As is, the bill cannot be passed with a simple majority.
It’s not clear whether major cuts to provider taxes will remain.
Experts warn that getting rid of the taxes could have an outsize effect on medical coverage and access.
The CBO estimates that if the House bill were enacted, 10.9 million people would lose insurance by 2034 .
States have often used provider taxes to pay hospitals that serve higher numbers of uninsured patients.
Cutting those taxes could affect rural areas, where many hospitals operate on razor-thin margins.
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