Here’s what you should know:
1. Payers requested $8 billion in subsidized payment for 2018. If President Trump eliminates subsidies, Reuters analysts believe insurance premiums would increase by 20 percent.
2. The ACA provides Senators and their staff with subsidies to purchase insurance through the exchanges, Politico reports. President Trump threatened to remove those subsidies as well.
3. Politico reports President Trump’s recent tweets were met with bipartisan opposition.
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