Mulvaney: WH Has 'Not Made Any Decision' On Paying O'Care Subsidies
Source: Talking Points Memo
By MATT SHUHAM Published MAY 2, 2017 2:59 PM
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday that President Donald Trump had not decided whether he would continue to pay subsidies to health insurance companies in order to partially cover the costs of care for low-income patients on the individual insurance marketplace.
The payments to insurance companies, which subsidize care for 7 million people making 100-250 percent of the federal poverty line, are a political hot potato for Republicans. Congress did not include the payments in its budget agreement, opting instead to continue to trust the executive branch to make them.
The payments have continued even while the authority of the executive branch to make them is tied up in a court battle. Trumps Justice Department has not said whether it will continue to defend that authority.
We have not made any decision, I think Ive said that to you folks before, Mulvaney told an inquiring reporter at a press conference Tuesday. Weve not made any decision. The payments are due I believe the 20th or 21st of every single month. We have not made any decisions at all on May.
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Me.
(35,454 posts)still_one
(92,061 posts)notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)red dog 1
(27,771 posts)Whatever govt. program it is:
If it helps the rich - the answer is YES!
If it helps the poor & middle class - the answer is NO!
Ms. Toad
(33,994 posts)I guess we know.
As important as many of the things we won on were, I don't think I'd trade any of them for a plan to sabotage teh ACA.