A last-ditch health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act failed to advance in the Senate prior to the Sept. 30 budget reconciliation deadline. The Graham-Cassidy Block Grant amendment to the American Health Care Act was abandoned after three Republican senators announced their opposition to the amendment - Susan Collins (R-ME), Rand Paul (R-KY) and John McCain R-AZ). Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) indicated that further action is unlikely this year and the Senate will turn its focus to overhauling the tax code.