Health Exchange Alert Weekly Report - 01/23/2019

Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Delay Health Insurance Tax For Two Years

By Amy Lotven / January 18, 2019 at 7:00 PM
A group of six bipartisan senators recently introduced legislation that would delay the tax on most health insurance plans -- including Medicaid managed care and Medicare Advantage products -- through 2022, a move that comes just days after lawmakers pushed a bill that would fully repeal the fee . The delay legislation was sponsored by Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Barrasso (R-WY), Doug Jones (D-AL), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). The fee has been suspended...


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