After a week of back-and-forth, House and Senate Republicans have decided to exclude repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate from their tax proposals for now. House Ways & Means Chair Kevin Brady (R-TX) released a manager’s amendment to the lower chamber's tax bill Thursday (Nov. 9) that excludes repeal of the mandate, as does the outline of the Senate bill that was also released Thursday. The Senate bill preserves the medical expense deduction, which the House bill would...