Republican Senators Press To Repeal Health Law’s Insurance Fee
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., are battling to undo this annual fee, which is expected to raise $8 billion in 2014 and $14.3 billion by 2018. Also, some Senate Democrats are warning that a provision in the health law could undermine farmers’ ability to obtain health insurance and some consumer advocates are warning that a tax rule needs to be re-written.
CQ HealthBeat: Republican Senators Want To Kill Health Care Law Insurance Fee
Two Republican senators have joined the battle against the health care overhaul law’s annual fee on insurers, a provision of the measure that the White House will likely fight hard to retain. John Barrasso of Wyoming and Orin G. Hatch of Utah have introduced a bill to repeal the fee, expected to raise $8 billion in 2014 and $14.3 billion by 2018. In remarks on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Hatch said the fee, which insurers and GOP lawmakers call a tax, “is going to hurt employers and employees. It is
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