CHIP Renewal Triggers Partisan Clash Over Offsets Although the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enjoys broad bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, lawmakers last week sharply disagreed over how to pay for its renewal – signaling that a final vote could be delayed for months. The House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Finance Committee … Continue Reading
Alexander, Murray Seek Health Law Stabilization Agreement With congressional Republicans’ efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on hold at least for now, the bipartisan leaders of the Senate HELP Committee are seeking to rekindle their work to shore up the health law’s troubled individual marketplace. Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said he hoped … Continue Reading