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At Trump's request, House may tweak health-care bill before recess

The Washington Post: House Republican leaders are making last-minute plans to modify their stalled health-care bill Thursday in response to pressure from the Trump administration to show progress toward passing the bill before lawmakers leave for a two-week recess.

Four people familiar with the plans, including a House member who has been involved in the health-care discussions, said an amendment providing for “high-risk pools” — a mechanism to subsidize insurance coverage for the seriously ill — will be added to the health-care bill at a Rules Committee meeting Thursday.

Two of the people said the change was being arranged at the White House’s request, hours after House Speaker Paul D. Ryan made an evening visit to the White House to discuss the issue with President Trump, Vice President Pence and other officials.

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