The clear consensus among leading Democrats is that the only true way forward on health care is for the House to pass the Senate’s bill with a separate, guaranteed bill, or bills, making major changes to key aspects of it. And with Democrats down to 59 votes in the Senate, those changes would have to be passed via the budget reconciliation process, which circumvents the filibuster.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=131361