Murray Introduces Amendment To Counter GOP ACA Stabilization Bill; Alexander Says Parties Have ‘Reached An Impasse’

Senate health committee ranking member Patty Murray (D-WA) on Thursday (March 22) rejected Sen. Susan Collins’ effort to call a vote on attaching the GOP's market stabilization package to the omnibus. Murray introduced her own amendment to fund reinsurance and fund and expand cost-sharing reductions, but Murray's bill omits Hyde language and adds a provision restricting short-term health plans. Prior to introducing her amendment, Murray, Collins and Senate health Committee Chair Lamar Alexander traded barbs and expressed deep frustration that...