In the wake of Congress being unable to pass ACA repeal and replace legislation, a bipartisan effort seems to be growing around improving the ACA. Indeed, a majority of Americans want to see Congress take a bipartisan approach to addressing healthcare issues.
Among those Americans is a bipartisan group of liberal and conservative leaders in health policy are supporting the continued payment of all the federal subsidies provided under the ACA and to help Americans enroll in coverage. President Trump recently authorized the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make the next round of subsidy payments to the insurance companies providing health insurance through government exchanges.
Hearings are expected to be held by the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in September to discuss bipartisan legislation for a one-year extension of the federal payments to insurers.