House Republicans retool high-risk pool legislation-politico: House Republicans are quietly reshaping a bill to try to pick up more conservative support for legislation on high-risk pools that many in the party had rejected last month, forcing House leaders to cancel a vote at the last minute. At the insistence of conservative Republicans — especially freshmen who ran on a pledge to repeal the health care law — the second version is expected to completely drain the law’s prevention fund and redirect the dollars to high-risk pools that are run by states.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
House Republicans retool high-risk pool legislation
House Republicans retool high-risk pool legislation-politico: House Republicans are quietly reshaping a bill to try to pick up more conservative support for legislation on high-risk pools that many in the party had rejected last month, forcing House leaders to cancel a vote at the last minute. At the insistence of conservative Republicans — especially freshmen who ran on a pledge to repeal the health care law — the second version is expected to completely drain the law’s prevention fund and redirect the dollars to high-risk pools that are run by states.
