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Healthcare nears the home stretch. Can it make it over the line?

Republicans pledged to repeal and replace Obamacare even before it became law seven years ago. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell wanted a vote this week on the latest Republican healthcare bill , which remains highly unpopular -- only one in three Americans support it, only 35 percent of Republicans.

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KCRW placeholderBy León Krauze • Jul 17, 2017 • 1 min read

Republicans pledged to repeal and replace Obamacare even before it became law seven years ago. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell wanted a vote this week on the latest Republican healthcare bill, which remains highly unpopular -- only one in three Americans support it, only 35 percent of Republicans. Now, the vote has been postponed until Arizona Senator John McCain recovers from surgery to remove a blood clot. In the meantime, opposition to the bill has increased, with key Republican governors, like Arizona's Doug Ducey, expressing concern. We take a look at whether the bill really reflects a Republican vision for the healthcare system.

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    León Krauze

    national news anchor, Univision

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    Luke Vander Ploeg

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Washington Post

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    Peter Suderman

    Reason magazine

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    Jonathan Cohn

    Senior National Correspondent at Huffington Post, where he writes about health care politics and policy; author of “The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage”

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