Updates | The Week of April 24, 2017
Derek Reinbold // 4/30/17 //
The House delays a vote on a revised healthcare bill, denying President Trump a 100-day win (Washington Post, Politico).
The House Freedom Caucus, which opposed President Trump’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act last month, now supports a new, more conservative version of the bill (NYT, WaPo).
- Politico analyzes President Trump’s efforts to quietly renew the bill.
- The centrist Tuesday Group voiced dissatisfaction with the changes (The Hill).
The Trump Administration has agreed to continue paying Affordable Care Act cost-sharing subsidies, potentially averting a government shutdown (Politico).
- Anthem, one of the largest health insurance companies in America, threatened to increase its rates or leave federal health care marketplaces if the cost-sharing subsidies are discontinued (NYT).
President Trump’s goals of creating jobs and reducing healthcare costs may be incompatible because of the increasing prevalence of health care jobs, argues Chad Terhune in the New York Times.
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) criticized President Trump’s proposed cuts to the budget for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in The Hill.