Last-minute Obamacare repeal deal may be costly

An olive branch to get centrists on board with making Obamacare’s insurance regulations optional could mean a higher price tag.

An amendment to Republicans’ Obamacare repeal bill, advanced by a House panel, to create high-risk pools to cover the sickest patients may not have enough money, healthcare experts say. The measure is aimed at quelling centrists’ concerns about giving states the power to opt out of a requirement that insurers cover people with pre-existing conditions.