Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2017
White House backs conservative health plan, but G.O.P. leaders are leery
6 July 2017 - The White House is backing a health care proposal that would make it easier for insurance companies to avoid complying with consumer protection standards, siding with some of the most conservative senators, though Senate Republican leaders remain leery of the idea.
The proposal, advanced by Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, is one of many being analysed by the Congressional Budget Office as Senate Republicans try to muster votes for their bill to repeal major provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
It could help bring balking conservatives, such as Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ben Sasse of Nebraska, aboard, but it may do little to ease the concerns of moderates like Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
