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GOP unveils health bill without ACA subsidies |
Republican House leadership is pushing ahead with a bill they will bring to a vote next week that includes items that are broadly popular in the party. They will allow an amendment on the expiring enhanced subsidies, but it won't be in the bill. |
Even with two failed votes in the Senate, and the real risk of disastrous midterm elections, House Republicans remain deeply divided on the issue of the subsidies.
Because of that division — and opposition to the subsidies from Republican leaders themselves — GOP leaders opted against including a subsidy extension in their health care bill.
But after moderates rebelled by trying to force votes on subsidy extension plans through discharge petitions, leadership began negotiations. Now, House GOP leadership aides said they will allow a vote on an amendment to extend the ACA subsidies in some form. Any such amendment vote would give moderate Republicans political cover, but would have little chance of becoming law. Even if it passes the House, it will need 60 votes in the Senate.
The underlying legislation is a grab bag of ideas that have already passed through various committees: - A measure to expand association health plans, which allow employers to band together to purchase coverage.
- A provision that would impose new transparency measures on pharmacy benefit managers, aimed at lowering drug costs.
- Funding cost-sharing reduction payments, which would lower overall ACA premiums but also reduce subsidies, making coverage more expensive for some enrollees
- Easing the ability for small businesses to purchase health coverage.
Both sides are now playing political hot potato with who will be blamed for spiking health care costs next year.
The enhanced subsidies are still likely to expire, but Republicans can say they introduced a plan.
Democrats insist a "clean" extension is the only answer to avoid a steep rise in out-of-pocket premiums.
But they also risk shouldering some blame if they don't endorse one of the two bipartisan bills that have been introduced. |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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A MESSAGE FROM COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE |
Care that doesn't clock out – on rounds or on call. |
Tell Congress: Protect Access to 24/7 Care —because when the doors close, it is too late. More than 300 hospitals are now at risk of closure, threatening access to critical care. Learn more. |
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How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond: |
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President Trump suggested Thursday that he would be willing to work with Democrats on the issue of health care, as concerns over rising insurance premiums grow. |
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House Republicans on Friday unveiled a health care bill they will bring to a vote next week that includes items that are broadly popular in the party, like cost sharing reductions and reforms to the pharmacy benefit manager industry, but will exclude extension of expiring enhanced ObamaCare subsidies. House GOP leaders will allow an amendment vote on extending expiring Obamacare subsidies, a GOP leadership aide signaled, … |
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Connecticut health officials on Thursday reported the state’s first case of measles since 2021 after an unvaccinated child traveled internationally. The case was detected in a child younger than 10 years in Fairfield County, according to a statement from the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH). Measles symptoms generally appear within a week or two of exposure. The child returned to Connecticut and started showing … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- $300M in state funding being used to update health IT, cybersecurity at hospitals across N.Y. (Spectrum News)
- NJ hopes this plan can help relieve crisis in health care staffing (Bergen Record)
- Ga. lawmakers consider state fix after health subsidies blocked (WRDW)
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A MESSAGE FROM COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE |
Care that doesn't clock out – on rounds or on call. |
Tell Congress: Protect Access to 24/7 Care —because when the doors close, it is too late. More than 300 hospitals are now at risk of closure, threatening access to critical care. Learn more. |
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- A new study challenges the way we screen for breast cancer (Time)
- There's a testosterone crisis, the FDA says — for cisgender men (The 19th News)
- Review of medical cannabis use finds little evidence of benefit (The New York Times)
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