GOP SHRUGS OFF TRUMP’S ACA ‘CONCEPT’ — Former President Donald Trump said he has “concepts of a plan” to replace Obamacare, but some Republicans aren’t ready for another campaign to repeal the popular law, POLITICO’s Robert King reports. Several GOP lawmakers said they should focus instead on modifications to the law instead of a wholesale repeal. “We have health care now. It is not just Obamacare. It is health care,” said Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). “This has been in place now [for] a decade. You are not going to just be able to pull everything out that was there.” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, called for fixes to the law that could garner bipartisan support. During Tuesday’s presidential debate, Trump said he had the “concepts of a plan” to replace Obamacare. The Trump campaign promised to release more details but said that his position "remains the same: bring down costs and increase the quality of care by improving competition in the marketplace," said Karoline Leavitt, the campaign's national press secretary The House passed the 2017 American Health Care Act , which partially repealed the law. However, the Senate voted down a narrow version of the bill after a dramatic late-night vote in opposition from then-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Some Republicans want to move on for good from the issue. “We should reform our health care system, but getting into this repeal-and-replace banter, I am not going to engage on that,” said Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). ANOTHER SWING AT NO SURPRISES — A bipartisan group of lawmakers yesterday afternoon introduced legislation that would tighten how the 2020 No Surprises Act can be enforced, Daniel reports. The No Surprises Act aimed to limit the amount of money an insured patient must pay for some out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, but health providers have complained that the law hasn’t been enforced fairly. The new legislation, introduced by Reps. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), John Joyce (R-Pa.), Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) — all doctors — and Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas), would increase penalties for not complying with the law or missing payment deadlines, as well as adding new reporting requirements, according to a copy of the text reviewed by POLITICO. Why it matters: The new legislation comes after years of concerns and court battles from providers who say they’re not paid fairly under current law. Some lawmakers have complained that the Biden administration hasn’t enforced the law as it’s written and seek to adjust that process legislatively.
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