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House Sends Health Benefits Bill To Senate
HARTFORD, CT—The House passed a bill Thursday morning that ensures 10 “essential health benefits” will continued to be covered in Connecticut even if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act.
The bill passed 114-32 with broad bipartisan support.
It now moves to the Senate, which passed a similar bill last year.
Most of the debate had nothing to do with the bill, but the ideological divide over the Affordable Care Act, which Congress has been unable to repeal or replace.
Rep. Rob Sampson, R-Wolcott, said the bill was about “identity politics.”
Read more: http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/20180426_house_sends_health_benefits_bill_to_senate/