Wednesday, April 30, 2014
House passes Obamacare expatriate bill on second try
House passes Obamacare expatriate bill on second try-politico: The controversy arose from other sections of the bill which some Democrats said created big loopholes in the health law. Opponents, including some labor groups, said the language was so broad that it would allow insurers to offer plans that don’t comply with ACA standards to non-citizens working in the U.S. legally and their families. “I think we do need to fix the expatriate issue, but not by unfixing health care reform for millions of people,” said Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Ways and Means Committe