WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the
release of Senator Lamar Alexander
(R-TN) and Senator Patty Murray's
(D-WA) compromise health care fix, both houses of Congress now have
in hand a durable bipartisan solution to ensure access to
affordable and quality care for the American people. Like the
Problem Solvers health care fix released in July, this compromise
would both ensure that Americans are able to purchase health care
through the marketplace and provide states with greater flexibility
within the health care exchanges.
Here's what it means: After months spinning its wheels,
Washington is finally abandoning
the fantasy that either party can impose major reforms without
reaching across the aisle.
But while the release of the Alexander-Murray compromise
represents an important step forward, Congress has much more work
to do. No Labels calls on Congress to finish the work that the
Problem Solvers Caucus and Senators Alexander and Murray have
started, shielding ordinary Americans from the price spikes that
would otherwise make it impossible for millions of Americans to
purchase health care insurance through the marketplace.
Earlier this week, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus
released a joint statement saying they are "ready to work with the
president" on a bipartisan health care solution. President Trump
has reportedly called Senator Alexander, encouraging this
bipartisan approach. The Alexander-Murray compromise suggests that
negotiators from the White House, the Senate and the House of
Representatives should sit down to pursue a bipartisan solution
together.
"This is such a welcome development with both parties putting
aside the politics and focusing on solving an immediate near-term
problem in our health care system. The outlines of a final
compromise are now coming into view," said No Labels chief
strategist Ryan Clancy. "Leaders on
both sides of the aisle and in both Houses need to work with the
White House to build on the Problem Solvers Caucus and
Alexander-Murray proposals to get a bipartisan deal done."
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