Several Media reports (here is a link to Politico) are claiming the House is nearing a compromise over the House Health Care Plan.

The answer has been to essentially remove things that health insurance must cover.  Remember: one part of the ACA was the specification of what insurance must cover.

I have long thought the way out of the mess is for the GOP to limit those requirements.  This would allow for cheaper coverage since the insurance would be much worse than available under Obamacare.

The game is that no one notices. It is worth remembering that most people do not get their coverage in the insurance markets.  As a result changes to the minimum benefit package would not be as visible as changes to the cost or the number covered.

This appears to be what the House is doing.  And consider the list of things insurance will no longer be required to cover:

This would be a return to junk insurance.  It is hard to describe how cynical the removal of the minimum benefit package is.  There are two problems:

  1.  There is a procedural issue with including this in reconciliation.
  2.  Some Senators will likely revolt.

But in the short term, it may mean it passes the House.

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