MacArthur, Meadows Defend Their Amendment That CBO Says Would Destabilize State Markets

Updated Story Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), who authored the so-called “MacArthur” Amendment to allow states to drop essential health benefit requirements from their plans and change the community ratings, defended their last-minute change to the American Health Care Act after the Congressional Budget Office predicted it would drive up insurance costs for the elderly and sick people in states that adopt the waiver. Moderate Senate Republicans further distanced themselves from the House-passed bill...