GOP Conservatives, White House Push For Changes To Alexander-Murray Deal

Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and ranking Democrat Patty Murray (WA) introduced their individual market stabilization bill Thursday (Oct. 19) with 24 Republican and Democratic co-sponsors and a barrage of health industry group support, but the demands of hold-out Republicans and the White House could swing the bill over to the Finance Committee where Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) remains resolutely opposed to the measure. Also, Senate GOP leadership hasn’t shown any eagerness to bring the bill to the...