Former President Barack Obama, whose health law was his biggest domestic achievement, said on Facebook the GOP plan "is not a health care bill".
Heller's opposition is the latest roadblock for the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA).
Heller faces a hard re-election fight next year. Hillary Clinton won the state by 2.4 percentage points, or 27,272 votes.
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson is one of four Republicans not yet on board with the U.S. Senate version of a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. "This bill ... is not the answer".
"Those with private insurance will experience higher premiums and higher deductibles, with lower tax credits to help working families cover the costs, even as their plans might no longer cover pregnancy, mental health care, or expensive prescriptions", Obama wrote.
One of the most controversial aspects of the senate bill is its treatment of Medicaid.
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Like Obamacare, this bill has no bipartisan support, although some Republicans say they're open to negotiation. Nevada also expanded the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, and the Senate bill would phase out that expansion starting in 2020.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks on to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017, following a meeting with Senate Republicans on a health reform bill.
Assistant Director of the Dayton Access Center for Independent Living, Greg Kramer, says cutting Medicaid would hurt many low-income people with disabilities who rely on the program for health care and services. Under the Senate GOP plan, all this coverage is at risk.
Sandoval, a Republican who chose to opt into expanding Medicaid, said 210,000 received health coverage because of the decision.
"Well, they are also four good guys and they are four friends of mine", said Trump. She said she's focusing on senators who previously said they didn't want to cut Medicaid.
The Senate bill differs from the House health care measure, so the legislation would have to be reconciled in a House-Senate conference committee. The lobbying group is waiting to see the analysis of the bill's impact on spending and insurance coverage from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, expected next week. The House already passed its version of a repeal-and-replace bill last month.
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