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Republicans just released big changes to their Obamacare replacement bill days before its most important vote yet

The moves come as Paul Ryan, GOP leaders, and President Donald Trump's administration try and lock down the necessary votes for the bill to pass the House.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump.

House GOP members rolled out a large batch of changes to their American Health Care Act, the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.

The 7-page manager's amendment adds a number of key provisions to the AHCA designed to shore up support for the bill.

The move comes as House Speaker Paul Ryan, GOP leaders, and President Donald Trump's administration try and lock down the necessary votes for the bill to pass the House.

On the one side, the changes will shorten the timeline for the repeal of certain Obamacare provisions, pleasing conservatives.

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Here's a rundown of the key changes:

According to a press release by GOP leaders in charge of the amendment, it will also give the Senate the ability to expand tax credits for older Americans age 50 to 64.

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Politico reported earlier on Monday that this relief for older Americans would come in a the form of a $75 billion pool of additional tax credits, but that exact provision does not appear in the actual amendment.

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The current flat tax credit structure of the AHCA gives 50 to 59 year olds $3,500 annually to help pay for insurance and people 60 years old and above $4,000 annually. Analysis by health policy experts have shown this would lead to a signifcant increase in premiums costs compared to the Affordable Care Act's current tax credits.

The moves come as Trump's White House tries to wrangle conservative votes in the House and Ryan tried to convince moderate Republicans to get on board.

Mark Meadows, the head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said before the package of changes that he had enough votes to block the law.

The House Rules Committee will consider the AHCA on Wednesday and a full vote on the bill is expected in the House on Thursday.

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