AXIOS September 10, 2021
Democrats’ ambitious health plans are slowly transitioning from bullet point proposals to more fleshed-out policies, inching the legislative process forward and shedding more light on who stands to win or lose.
Yes, but: Some of these proposals put the House and Senate in conflict with one another, emphasizing just how far Democrats still have to go.
Driving the news: One House committee with health care jurisdiction began considering legislation yesterday, while a second released its portion of the reconciliation package.
- The House Ways and Means Committee began marking up a bill that would expand Medicare to include dental, hearing and vision benefits. Notably, the dental benefits wouldn’t kick in until 2028 — a timeline that Sen. Bernie Sanders has...
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