Draft Of Health Care Bill Addresses Trump Concerns About 'Bailouts' For Insurers
A draft of the bipartisan legislation obtained by NPR would restore subsidies to insurance companies to assist low-income consumers and require them to go to consumers as rebates.
by Alison Kodjak
Oct 18, 2017
2 minutes
Updated at 1:15 p.m. ET
A proposal in the Senate to help stabilize Affordable Care Act marketplaces would ensure that subsidies paid to insurance companies benefit consumers rather than padding the companies' profits.
A draft of the bill, obtained by NPR, requires health plans to offer the subsidies as one-time or monthly rebates to consumers or they will be repaid to the federal government. The subsidies,
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