Trump Pulls the Plug on GOP Healthcare Bill
Well, guys, we’re stuck with the Affordable Care Act for at least a little while longer.
And by “at least a little while,” we mean “at least for the foreseeable future.”
At the end of last week, President Trump delivered a late-night ultimatum to House Republicans: Vote to approve their much-disputed overhaul of Obamacare on the House floor Friday or reject it so he could move on to other legislative priorities. Friday afternoon, House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the bill from the House floor before it could even be voted upon, ultimately saying, “We came up short…We are going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future.”
While President Trump was quick to place the blame for the bill’s ultimate failure on lack of Democratic support, when it came down to it, House Republicans simply didn’t anticipate enough votes that would allow the bill to pass either. Freedom Caucus conservatives believed the bill kept too much of the original Affordable Care Act intact, while more moderate Republicans were admittedly worried about electoral repercussions if the millions of Americans predicted to lose health insurance when the new bill passed would have lost coverage.
And that means that you’ve got a deadline this week! Forms 1094 and 1095 that need to be sent to the IRS to report health insurance coverage offered during the 2016 tax year are due this Friday (March 31)! And remember this is the e-filing deadline, so no paper forms.
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