Health Affairs July 26, 2017
July 26 Update 2: Amendments Galore
While the Senate debates Senator Paul’s Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act and may return to the Better Care Reconciliation Act, a number of amendments proposed by other senators are waiting in the wings. Senator McCain has proposed three amendments—264, 265, and 266—intended to extend the phase-out of Medicaid expansion funding and meliorate the effect of the per capita caps. Senator Whitehouse has proposed amendment 268, dealing with medical bankruptcy protection.
Senator Johnson has proposed amendment 272, which would prohibit federal government payments for insurance coverage provided to members of Congress through the exchange, and amendment 273, which would repeal the entire ACA effective January 1, 2020. Senator Barrasso has proposed amendments 274, which would increase...
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