Summary
House Republican leaders released an updated plan to revive the American Health Care Act (AHCA) (H.R. 1628). As reported by Politico, the White House is optimistic that these latest changes to the stalled AHCA – put forward in the amendment by Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), co-chair of the moderate Tuesday Group – will serve as the impetus to secure the roughly 15-20 additional House Freedom Caucus votes necessary to clear the goal post in the House. House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC), who reportedly also helped to broker the plan over the recess, is set to meet with his Caucus this evening discuss the changes. Still, it remains to be seen whether the latest plan will be enough to win over conservatives without further alienating moderates, the latter group of which is also set to convene today to consider the proposed changes. Early indications, as reported in The Hill, suggest that GOP centrists are still far from supporting the deal, despite the involvement of MacArthur in its crafting.