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Republicans have a new plan to repeal Obamacare — and it may bring them closer to passing 'Trumpcare'

The new bill gives key concessions to conservative Republicans, but it's unclear whether enough moderates will be on board to pass it.

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Republicans have a new plan to revive their overhaul of the healthcare system, and it may bring the party closer to passing their bill.

An amendment to the American Health Care Act, offered by Rep. Tom MacArthur of New Jersey on Tuesday night, appears to satisfy many demands made by conservatives in the House GOP conference that originally sank the bill. Questions remain, however, over the ability to get moderates on board.

The new plan is broadly similar to the rough outline leaked Thursday. It opens the possibility of allowing states to opt out of two of the biggest provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law better known as Obamacare.

Here's a quick rundown of the key provisions of the amendment:

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  • Allows states to waive essential health benefits:
  • Allows states to waive aspects of the community rating:
  • Default approval:

These new provisions have been key sticking points for the conservative members of Congress who originally prevented the plan from making it to a vote.

After the text of the bill was released Tuesday, numerous conservatives came out in favor of the amended AHCA.

"It’s pretty much everything I was looking for in terms of concessions," Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, told Bloomberg.

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Numerous other Freedom Caucus members came out in support of the amended bill, and the group's chair, Rep. Mark Meadows, told reporters after a meeting at the White House that he was "optimistic" about the plan.

Rep. Gary Palmer also told the news website Axios "we're really close, if not there," on getting enough votes to pass the bill.

But questions remain as to whether the AHCA has enough support from more moderate members of the party. Moderate GOP members were already concerned about concessions to conservatives regarding some of the essential health benefits and protections for preexisting conditions.

Rep. Charlie Dent, a key moderate member of the House GOP, told the Washington Examiner that even with the MacArthur amendment he was against the AHCA.

"Based on what I've read, it does not change my position," Dent said Tuesday. "I was a no, and I remain a no."

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