How The Republican Tax Bill Is Also A Health Care Bill05:11
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November 30, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (left) speaks during a news briefing at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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The Senate is getting ready to vote on a major tax overhaul this week. But in some key ways the bill would also make significant changes to health care policy.

Julie Rovner (@jrovner) of Kaiser Health News joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to explain.

This segment aired on November 30, 2017.