Sign up for our daily briefing
Make your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
Catch up on coronavirus stories and special reports, curated by Mike Allen everyday
Catch up on coronavirus stories and special reports, curated by Mike Allen everyday
Denver news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Denver
Des Moines news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Des Moines
Minneapolis-St. Paul news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Twin Cities
Tampa Bay news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Tampa Bay
Charlotte news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Charlotte
Matthew Hurst / Flickr cc
Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish told top House Republicans in a letter obtained by Morning Consult Thursday that the company supports the Obamacare repeal bill, and urged lawmakers to move the process forward "as quickly as possible."
"Without these changes, the market will continue to deteriorate in 2018 and therefore I am writing to offer my support for moving this process forward as quickly as possible," wrote Swedish.
Swedish's support comes as a series of doctors and hospital groups have railed against the proposed American Health Care Act as it's currently written. But Swedish argued that several provisions of the bill are "essential."