Schumer, Senate Dems Urge Action On Bills To Stabilize Insurance Markets
Source: Talking Points Memo
By MATT SHUHAM Published JULY 10, 2017 12:48 PM
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday urged Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to work with Democrats to address problems with Obamacare, after McConnell warned Republicans that failing to repeal and replace the law would force the conference’s hand toward bipartisan action.
“In preparation for the July work period, we urge you to focus on immediately advancing policies to provide stability and certainty to the health insurance markets,” read a letter from Schumer and Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
“We appreciate your recent comments about ensuring stability for the private health insurance markets,” they added.
Specifically, the letter outlined four Democratic proposals that the senators said “would have an immediate impact on improving the health care system for American families,” by funding state markets and providing access to care to individuals in areas where insurers have left Obamacare’s individual marketplaces.
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