Hatch, Brady Push Bill To Fund CSRs, Pause ACA Mandates, Boost HSAs

The chairs of the House and Senate tax committees on Tuesday penned a conservative alternative to the Alexander-Murray deal that would fund the Affordable Care Act's cost-sharing reductions for two-years, pause enforcement of the individual mandate through 2021, relieve employers of any penalties owed through 2017, and increase the maximum limit on contributions to health savings accounts. Senate health committee ranking member Patty Murray (D-WA) immediately rejected the bill, which her office notes looks very similar to the “skinny bill”...