Paul Ryan is now trying to wheel and deal his way to passing the GOP health-care bill

Paul Ryan is open to dealmaking on the health-care bill
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President Trump is headed to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to try and rally House Republicans around the health-care bill they are expected to vote on this week, with uncertain prospects of passage. To win the support of conservative holdouts, House Speaker Paul Ryan released 43 pages of amendments to the bill on Monday night, including instant repeal of ObamaCare's taxes on high earners and certain medical companies, allowing states to attach work requirements to Medicaid, adding more restrictions on Medicaid's future growth, and allowing the Senate to increase tax credits for people 50 to 64, if it chooses.

Trump and House conservatives had hammered out many of those provisions in direct negotiations, but one specific amendment is aimed at a handful of Republican moderates from upstate New York. The provision would bar New York from making smaller counties pay for part of the state's Medicaid costs, potentially saving upstate counties some $2.3 billion a year, out of New York's roughly $27 billion Medicaid bill; New York City would still have to pay in. The amendment, which only affects New York, was pushed by Reps. John Faso and Chris Collins, Republicans from upstate New York districts.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.