The Senate moved closer Tuesday to a rare, bipartisan deal to fix parts of the Affordable Care Act as a pair of leading senators announced an agreement designed to stabilize health insurance markets. The deal would reinstate federal payments to insurers that Trump cut off last week, offering millions of Americans some relief from rising premiums and shaky insurance markets. Most immediately, the proposed healthcare compromise would provide critical federal payments to health insurers to help them provide reduced-price health plans to low-income Americans. Over the summer, the Trump administration announced huge cuts in outreach efforts, stoking fears that the White House was intent on sabotaging the markets. Under the Alexander-Murray deal, states would not be able to waive those rules for insurers.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 17, 2017 18:29 UTC