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The undercurrent of the VP debate is the age and health of the two men vying for the presidency.

As former Maine Health and Human Services Commissioner, Mayhew opposed Medicaid expansion.

The Senate Finance Committee is currently considering a tax reform bill that eliminates the mandate and penalty for not having coverage.

Senate Finance Committee debate sees protesters removed from hearing.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, cast the two other Republican "no" votes in a cliffhanger drama that ended just before 2:00 a.m. Friday.

With a $133 billion in deficit reduction needed and CBO score of $321 billion in savings, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has money for deal making to get votes.

Republicans are short on votes needed for bill to pass due to five Senators who will not give their support, including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.

The Senate minority leader also criticized the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, saying it would disrupt the entire system.

3,300 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital have said they would go out on strike for 24 hours on Monday, causing the major Boston healthcare provider to bring in 700 nurses from an outside agency and ramp down patient operations to 60 percent capacity.

Six years after promising a plan to "repeal and replace" the federal health law, House Republicans are finally ready to deliver.