House GOP Continues Quest For 'Big Ugly' Basic Health Plan Information

February 12, 2016 at 6:07 PM
House Republicans are looking for documents from HHS to determine whether the department is illegally spending money on the Affordable Care Act's Basic Health Program, a House aide told Inside Health Policy this week. If lawmakers find HHS sidestepped Congress to fund the program, they may pursue a new lawsuit in the vein of House v. Burwell , in which Republicans challenge HHS' authority to grant cost-sharing reduction payments. The congressmen are concerned that the Obama administration is using money...


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