Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democrats will attempt to force a vote in September that would nullify President Donald Trump’s expansion of short-term health insurance plans, which serve as a less expensive alternative to Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans.
While President Donald Trump has managed to stabilize the cost of Obamacare, Americans continue to search for more suitable alternatives.
Delaware announced on Monday that it will curb less expensive Obamacare alternatives, known as short-term health plans, due to concerns that they may lead to higher Obamacare premiums.
President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have expanded health care options and lowered health insurance premiums while protecting patients with pre-existing conditions, contrary to Democrats’ narrative.
Obamacare average monthly premiums spiked by 27 percent in 2018, according to new data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Donald Trump administration released a new rule on Tuesday which expanded Association Health Plans (AHPs), which was lauded by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) as the “biggest free-market health care reform in a generation.”
Georgia attorney general Chris Carr spearheaded a coalition of 14 states this week in applauding Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s efforts to allow small businesses to become eligible to participate in Association Health Plans (AHPs) and urging an expansion of the program to be open to more American small business owners.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) abandoned his Obamacare bailout package, citing lack of Democrat support for the measure.
Alfredo Ortiz writes in the Washington Examiner about a liberal funded organization called the Small Business Majority which is advocating against innovations such as association health plans as an alternative to high cost Obamacare.
Alfredo Ortiz and Thomas Price write in USA Today that the Department of Labor is going to be able to offer small businesses a measure of relief from spiraling health care costs.
