GOP negotiators meet on ObamaCare market fix

Top Republican negotiators on a bill to stabilize ObamaCare markets met on Thursday to discuss a way to bridge the gap between House and Senate measures.

GOP Sens. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) and Susan Collins (Maine) met with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) to discuss an effort to get ObamaCare stability measures included in a coming long-term government funding bill due in March, known as an omnibus.

โ€œWe actually think we're very close,โ€ Alexander told reporters. โ€œWe hope it will be part of the omnibus.โ€  

โ€œWe're comparing notes on the bills,โ€ he added.

Walden discussed a bill from Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) which seeks to stabilize markets and bring down premiums by providing funding known as reinsurance.
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