House To Make Last-Minute Tweaks To Health Plan As White House Pushes For Progress
Language to create a risk-sharing fund will be added to the Republicans' health bill at a Rules Committee on Thursday, news outlets report. However, the non-controversial measure is unlikely to move any lawmakers' stances on the issue.
The Washington Post:
At Trump’s Request, House May Tweak Health-Care Bill Before Recess
House Republican leaders are making last-minute plans to modify their stalled health-care bill Thursday in response to pressure from the Trump administration to show progress toward passing the bill before lawmakers leave for a two-week recess. Four people familiar with the plans, including a House member who has been involved in the health-care discussions, said an amendment providing for “high-risk pools” — a mechanism to subsidize insurance coverage for the seriously ill — will be added to the health-care bill at a Rules Committee meeting Thursday. (By Winfield Cunningham, Eilperin and DeBonis, 4/6)
The Hill:
House GOP Moves To Add Change To Health Bill Before Recess
House Republicans will move Thursday to add an amendment to their ObamaCare replacement bill as a way to show progress before recess, despite the lack of a major breakthrough. The House Rules Committee will meet Thursday to add language creating a “risk-sharing fund” to subsidize care for people with high medical costs, a senior House GOP aide said. The idea functions like a high-risk pool that Republicans have long supported. (Sullivan, 4/6)
Politico:
House GOP Mulls Emergency Meeting To Push Obamacare Repeal
House Republicans are considering an emergency committee meeting Thursday to keep their Obamacare replacement plan afloat, sources told POLITICO — a last-minute decision that comes just as the GOP repeal effort was seen as all but dead for the foreseeable future. (Bade, 4/5)