Alabama Congressman Files One-Sentence Bill to Repeal ObamaCare

By Fox News. An Alabama congressman introduced a one-sentence bill in the House Friday to repeal ObamaCare.

Republican Rep. Mo Brooks introduced the bill as the Obamacare Repeal Act, AL.com reported.

“Effective as of Dec. 31, 2017, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted,” the bill states. (Read more from “Alabama Congressman Files One-Sentence Bill to Repeal ObamaCare” HERE)

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After Repeal Failure, GOP Senators Propose ObamaCare Subsidy Patch

By Jessie Hellman. As House Republicans struggle to find a way to repeal ObamaCare, the two GOP senators from Tennessee are looking to temporarily fix an issue that may strike the health insurance exchanges next year.

A bill introduced by Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker would allow people to use their ObamaCare subsidies to purchase any state-approved plan on the private market if there are no insurers selling policies on the federal exchange in their county.

Big insurers such as UnitedHealth and Aetna have mostly left the individual market over the years, citing financial reasons. Thirty-two percent of counties across the country only have one insurer offering ObamaCare plans.

Meanwhile, 34,000 people living in metro-area Knoxville, Tenn., will have no options on the exchanges after Humana announced it would not participate in 2018.
More insurers may decide to drop out of the market next year given the uncertainty of the GOP’s repeal effort.

“We need to act. We’re talking about giving people peace of mind, particularly if you’re a low-income person and you have a fear that in 2018 you won’t have any health insurance,” Alexander told reporters Thursday. (Read more from “After Repeal Failure, GOP Senators Propose ObamaCare Subsidy Patch” HERE)

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