In Aggressive Push, Trump Seeks Friday Passage Of Revised Healthcare Bill
by Tyler Durden
Will second time be the charm for Trump?
Just over a week after the Republicans' embarrassing failure to repeal Obamacare as a result of
infighting with both conservative and moderate factions, on Monday White House officials
led by the vice president met the same opposing Republicans in the House of Representatives,
in an aggressive effort to revive the passage of the Republican Obamacare deal, potentially
voting as soon as the end of the this week.
As Reported by Reuters and other newswires, members of the Trump administration led by
Vice President Mike Pence, invited a group of moderate Republicans known as the "Tuesday
Group" to the White House.
Pence then went to Capitol Hill to meet the Freedom Caucus, who have recently clashed
with Trump over their insistence to block the bill in its current format.
The revised deal as presented by Pence had two key components:
Granting a waver to States from some, if not all, Obamacare insurance rules including the
minimum benefits, the amount of medical expenses that insurers have to cover, and the rule
preventing insurers from charging higher rates to sick people, per Axios.
A $115 billion "stability fund" for the states would be narrowed to be spent specifically
on high-risk pools, which many Republicans think is a better way to cover people with
pre-existing conditions.
The Freedom caucus had a favorable first reaction: Pence and White House Chief of Staff Reince
Priebus laid out the administration's revised healthcare plan during a 40-minute meeting
with Freedom Caucus members, said Congressman Mark Meadows, the leader of the conservative
group.
Meadows said he was "intrigued" by the new plan, which would allow states to opt out
of some of Obamacare's mandates, possibly by obtaining waivers.
"We're encouraged ... but would certainly need a whole lot more information before we
can take any action either in support or in opposition," Meadows told reporters.
He expected to see a detailed draft of the proposal within 24 hours, he said.
Meanwhile, the moderates also were pleasantly surprised: in an earlier meeting with the
moderate Tuesday Group, Pence said the new plan would preserve Obamacare's essential
health benefits clause, or services and care that insurers must cover, but states could
apply for a waiver if they could show it would improve coverage and reduce costs, according
to Collins.
Trump aides also discussed directing funds from the $115 billion stability fund for states
into high-risk pools for people with pre-existing health conditions to better ensure insurance
premiums come down in cost.
What is most notable about the recent attempt to reach out is the timing: the White House
would like to see a revised bill come up for a vote as early as week's end, before the
House breaks for a spring recess, and the text of the new proposal could be ready some
time on Tuesday, lawmakers said.
"It was clear the president would be very happy come Friday to have this passed," said
U.S. Representative Chris Collins, a member of the Tuesday Group and a Trump ally and
added that "It's an acknowledgement that they were chasing votes with the Freedom Caucus
and the Far Right and then ended up losing votes with those of us who are typically the
most reliable votes."
The clincher may have been Trump's weekend golf game with Rand Paul: after golfing with
the president on Sunday, Reuters reports that the Republican Senator, a sharp critic of
the Republicans' previous healthcare bill, also expressed renewed hope the healthcare
bill could be revised in a way that picked up support from the conservative and moderate
factions of the Republican Party.
Paul told reporters he was "very optimistic that we are getting closer and closer to an
agreement repealing Obamacare."
"This could move fairly quickly," Collins said.
If so, it would provide a much needed victory for Trump whose series of political missteps
in recent weeks have seen his approval rating tumble even with Republicans, dropping to
the lowest on record for a new president according to various polls.
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