ObamaCare "Repeal and Replace" has itself been replaced by "Rescue and Resuscitate". A proposed Senate bill would authorize the continuation of subsidies to insurance companies through 2019, at a cost of around $25 billion.
Trump initially expressed support for the bill, but rumors are that he is reconsidering.
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Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., the leaders of the Senate health committee, said Tuesday they have struck a deal for a two-year extension of subsidies for insurance companies to cover low-income clients — subsidies that President Trump canceled last week.
Alexander told reporters the deal would also expand authority for states to experiment with alternative standards for insurance plans that deviate from federal requirements, but it would not do away with the requirement to cover people with pre-existing conditions. The deal would also not eliminate so-called essential health benefits — such as mental health and maternity care — that insurance plans must cover.
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