Washington, D.C. (RI) — The four Republicans representing Iowa in the U.S. House have voted for a bill designed to lower health insurance premiums and require new price disclosure from the companies that manage prescription drug benefits.
Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa was the bill’s lead sponsor.
Four other Republicans from Pennsylvania and New York joined House Democrats to try to force a House vote within the next few weeks on extending the tax credits established in 2021 that about 7% of Americans used to buy insurance this year.
Miller-Meeks says her bill takes meaningful steps to fix what is broken in the U.S. health care system.
Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says the bill does nothing to solve the premium price hikes over 100,000 Iowans face once Affordable Care Act subsidies for households with incomes above 400% of the poverty level expire December 31st.
Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull says the House GOP’s bill addresses the root cause of costly health care and would bring prices down.
Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says the bill is a good step to lower health care costs and require long overdue transparency from pharmacy benefit managers.
Republican Congressman Zach Nunn of Ankeny says ObamaCare subsidies should not be used by people making over $100,000 a year and the bill would bring down insurance costs for every Iowan.
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