Dems, GOP Rehash ACA Arguments In Preexisting Conditions Hearing

Democrats on the House Ways & Means Committee used Tuesday’s (Jan. 29) hearing on preexisting conditions to again highlight Republicans’ attempts to repeal the health law during the last Congress, whereas GOP members tried to pivot away from problems with the Affordable Care Act and steer to other health care issues. Lawmakers spent some time discussing the Trump administration’s expansion of short-term plans and association health plans but spent most of the hearing toeing party lines and rehashing old Obamacare...