Senate Democrats Will Attempt to Nullify Trump’s Expansion of Short-Term Health PlansBreitbart, Aug 16, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democrats will attempt to force a vote in September that would nullify President Donald Trump’s expansion of short-term health insurance plans, which serve as a less expensive alternative to Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans.
Senate Democrats unveiled plans earlier this summer to force a vote on a resolution, in accordance with the Congressional Review Act (CRA), that would allow Democrats to overturn Trump’s expansion of short-term health insurance plans, which would enable health insurance companies to offer plans that cost less than ACA plans, also known as Obamacare.
Under the CRA, Congress can nullify recent executive rules through a simple majority in both chambers of Congress. Earlier in July, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruled that the Trump administration’s guidance on short-term plans could be considered a rule and therefore could be repealed under the CRA.
Democrats want to eliminate Trump’s expansion of short-term plans, believing that they serve as “junk†plans and could undermine Obamacare’s viability.
However, by trying to force a vote on a CRA that would eliminate short-term health insurance plans, Democrats could jeopardize health insurance coverage for potentially many Americans who, unable to afford Obamacare plans, have found refuge through short-term plans.
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