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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
McCarthy: House GOP Won't Offer Obamacare Response Until After High Court Decision
House Republicans likely won’t introduce their response to a possible Supreme Court ruling striking down part of the Affordable Care Act until after the court’s decision, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) said Monday. Some Republicans had hoped to unveil a GOP plan ahead of the high court’s ruling, expected later this month, on whether people can continue to receive subsidized insurance coverage in as many as 37 states where residents use the federal HealthCare.gov website to obtain insurance because their states didn’t create exchanges. (Peterson, 6/1)
House lawmakers are gearing up to take fresh aim at the Affordable Care Act’s tax on medical devices. The House Ways and Means Committee will consider a bill Tuesday to repeal the 2.3% excise tax on sales of devices including pacemakers and stents. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen, a Minnesota Republican. (Schroeder, 6/1)
Meanwhile, on the public opinion front -
With the onset of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, a vast majority of Republicans feared they would end up with worse coverage as a result of the law often called Obamacare, but a recent Economist/YouGov poll finds that most now say it hasn't affected them for the worse. (Velencia, 6/1)
