“Obamacare’s insurance mandates caused premiums to skyrocket,” he said in a summary given to Republican senators. One of those mandates requires insurers to cover 10 types of benefits, including drug abuse treatment, prescription drugs and pediatric care. That could make those comprehensive plans prohibitively expensive and raise the issue of pre-existing conditions that dogged House Republicans as they struggled to pass their version of the health bill in May. The fate of the repeal bill is unclear as senators face pressure from constituents during this week’s Fourth of July recess. The Club for Growth, an influential conservative organization, prodded lawmakers to pass a repeal bill with Mr. Cruz’s proposal.

Source: New York Times July 05, 2017 23:06 UTC