More than a dozen Republican senators are shifting gears to figure out how to repeal Obamacare's insurance regulations.
The 14-member Senate working group had been expected to discuss the law's taxes when it meets Tuesday. But a source familiar with the meeting told the Washington Examiner that they instead will focus on Obamacare's insurance regulations.
The change comes after a meeting last week on what to do about the law's insurance regulations yielded little progress. The regulations mandate what an insurer that wants to sell plans on the law's exchanges on the individual market have to do.
Mandates include covering people with pre-existing conditions and other regulations such as prohibiting lifetime limits on insurance plans.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., reportedly suggested several ideas on what to do, including letting Obamacare's subsidies and regulations continue through 2020, after the next presidential election, and provide $15 billion more to shore up the individual market.
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05.10.2024