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Trump's floated health plan puts GOP in bind |
President Trump's leaked proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill, The Hill's Mike Lillis reports. |
The plan was expected to propose extending the Affordable Care Act's enhanced tax credits for two years with new income caps.
It would eliminate $0 premiums, giving enrollees a minimum premium payment. It also would call for Congress to appropriate funds for cost-sharing reductions, which are discounts intended to lower the out-of-pocket costs for people with health insurance. Experts said that could lead to lower premiums for some enrollees, but other middle-income enrollees would see higher costs and could leave the exchanges.
But Trump's plan would contradict longstanding GOP criticisms of the law. And it could set the stage for GOP leaders in Congress to advance a program they deeply detest after warning for months of its harmful effects.
Since 2010, Republicans have hammered the ACA as a government takeover of the nation's health care system that's eroded patient liberties and undermined the quality of care while increasing costs for individuals and exploding deficit spending.
Republicans are divided over a path forward on health.
Conservative lawmakers want the subsidies to expire, and others have proposed alternatives to extending the tax credits, such as funding health savings accounts— something Trump himself called for, after saying he would not sign any legislation that extended the subsidies.
Meanwhile, more moderate and frontline Republicans are endorsing the plan the White House floated. The Republican Main Street Caucus in a statement said it "is committed to working with President Trump, our House leadership, and the committees of jurisdiction to find a solution that can pass Congress before the end of the year."
Meanwhile Democrats are largely pushing for a clean extension of the enhanced subsidies.
No matter what happens, it's far too late for insurers to change their underlying premiums, but it isn't yet too late to change how much enrollees spend, according to experts and state officials. |
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A former Louisiana health official who ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations was quietly appointed as the top deputy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Ralph Abraham's appointment was not announced by the Department of Health and Human Services, and the agency did not return a request for comment. However, it confirmed his … |
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An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials said Monday. The infant and their mother were not vaccinated against the illness, officials from the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) noted in a release. In June, KDPH officials said two infants in the state had died from the disease, also known as pertussis, in the prior six months, the … |
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ByHeart said Monday that it "cannot rule out" that all of its infant formula was contaminated, less than two weeks after an infant botulism outbreak caused it to recall its products. The company, in a note to parents on its website, said after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed it of the outbreak, it tested 36 product samples. Five of those samples, it said, tested positive for clostridium botulinum Type … |
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GLP-1s fail to slow progression of Alzheimer's: Novo Nordisk |
Novo Nordisk announced Monday that in two closely watched studies, an oral version of semaglutide — the active ingredient in weight loss drugs — failed to help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s. The trials, which involved more than 3,800 early-stage patients, assessed changes in memory and daily functioning over two years. They also evaluated whether an older semaglutide formulation was more effective than a placebo. … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Republicans face a health care backlash in Georgia as subsidies set to expire (Politico)
- North Carolina AG calls on Shopify to take action against illegal online e-cigarette sales (NC Newsline) =
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Speaker Johnson warns White House GOP is wary of Trump's healthcare push (Wall Street Journal)
- Once foes of ObamaCare, some Republicans push to protect it (New York Times)
- More people are caring for dying loved ones at home. A New Orleans nonprofit is showing them how (KFF Health News)
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