GOP leaders press ahead on health bill as opposition grows

Major associations representing physicians, hospitals, insurers and seniors all leveled sharp attacks against the House GOP’s plan to rewrite the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, as some Republicans publicly questioned whether the measure, under attack from the left and the right, can clear the House of Representatives.

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