a bipartisan deal shore obamacare's insurance markets reduce deficit $4 billion 2027, according score released wednesday congress's nonpartisan scorekeeper.
bill, sponsored sens.
lamar alexander (r-tenn.) ,
patty murray (d-wash.), fund key obamacare insurer subsidies , give states more flexibility change obamacare programs.
congressional budget office (cbo) said in report wednesday bill not substantially impact number of people health insurance.
on flip side, cbo report released in august concluded not funding insurer payments, called cost-sharing reductions, increase federal deficit $194 billion through 2026.
not funding payments, reimburse insurers giving discounted co-pays , deductibles low-income patients, cause premiums popular obamacare plans increase 25 percent 2020.
many republicans have struggled support bipartisan agreement, calling payments "bailouts" insurance companies.
alexander , murray have said bill stabilize insurance markets , reduce deficit.
score give pair more ammo try convince republicans , white house support bill.
cbo says bill save government money because financial people pay obamacare plans designed increase premiums.
if insurer subsidies aren't funded, insurers increase premiums, meaning government end spending more on financial assistance low-income people.
trump administration announced earlier month not pay insurer subsidies anymore, arguing being made illegally.
trump has expressed openness alexander-murray proposal has pushed more conservative changes democrats aren't support.
while appears bill has enough support pass senate, majority leader
mitch mcconnell (r-ky.) has said won't bring floor vote without trump's approval.
“this nonpartisan analysis shows our bill provides savings , ensures funding 2 years of cost-sharing payments benefit taxpayers , low-income americans, not insurance companies," alexander , murray, chairman , ranking member of senate health committee, respectively, said in joint statement.
“last week, unusually large group of cosponsors—12 republican , 12 democratic united states senators—released legislation, based on 4 hearings in senate’s health committee plus 4 meetings senators not on committee. in all, 60 senators participated in process, , sooner congress , president act, better."
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