GOP Pushes Barrasso Bill Codifying Short-Term Plans As Trade Off For CSRs, Reinsurance In Omnibus

Republican lawmakers are making a last-minute pitch to codify short-term health plans as a tradeoff for accepting ACA market stabilization language in the upcoming omnibus spending bill. The GOP measure, recently introduced by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), would allow short-term plans to be a permanent option for consumers and has received support from both the White House and HHS Secretary Alex Azar and is strongly opposed by Democrats. Members of the GOP and conservative groups have criticized a bipartisan press...