Two key Senate Republican chairmen are circulating the outline of a health care plan to Republican offices ahead of a crucial week that could decide the fate of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, multiple sources tell Axios.
Why it matters: The plan from Finance Committee chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and health committee chair Bill Cassidy (R-La.) does not extend the tax credits past their expiration at year's end, instead providing funds to enrollees in health savings accounts, according to a summary obtained by Axios.
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What's inside: Certain ACA enrollees earning less than 700% of the federal poverty level would receive $1,000 in an HSA if they're 18 to 49 years old, and $1,500 if they're 50 to 64, according to the outline distributed to Senate offices over the weekend.
It would also fund ACA cost-sharing reduction payments that would lower overall premiums but cut subsidies to some ACA enrollees.
Other provisions expand the availabilty of low-cost "catastrophic" health plans and cut Medicaid funding to states that provide coverage to undocumented immigrants.
The big picture: The Senate is due to vote on a three-year extension of the tax credits that Democrats have united around, which would lower premium payments for roughly 20 million ACA enrollees. That vote is expected to fail.
It's not clear whether the Crapo-Cassidy proposal will also get a vote.
A Crapo spokesperson declined to comment. A Cassidy spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.
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