"Vice President Pence ... presented an idea at the Freedom Caucus meeting to allow states to choose to apply for waivers to repeal two Obamacare regulations ... [1] Obamacare's essential health benefits, which mandate which health services insurers must cover, and [2] 'community rating,' which prevents insurers from charging sick people higher premiums. Conservatives had previously called for the bill to repeal those regulations outright, but the deal now being discussed would give states a choice by allowing them to apply for a waiver from the federal government."  MORE >>