According to the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, the majority of the group would support a health care replacement that eliminates three provisions of the Affordable Care Act that regulate insurers.

The Hill reports that Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) made the declaration after the Freedom Caucus was responsible for the failure of the GOP’s efforts to repeal and replace the ACA last month, saying that the intended replacement bill failed to lower insurance premiums.

This week, however, Vice President Mike Pence made the offer to eliminate three major provisions in the bill: essential health benefits, which mandate what services insurers must cover; community rating, which prevents insurers from charging sick people more for insurance; and guaranteed issue, which compels insurers to cover people with preexisting conditions.

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