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The new government funding bill being assembled by House Republicans is likely to include the same slimmed-down health care package of just must-pass health extenders, incoming Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie told Axios this afternoon.
Why it matters: Voting on the same set of health extenders as last night's CR would mean the larger health care package including PBM changes, drug patent reforms and a hospital billing reform remains stalled.
What they're saying: "It's a shame we're not going to be able to do a bigger health care [package]," Guthrie said leaving a House GOP conference meeting.
- "PBM reform, there was a lot of really good stuff there, but I understand leadership had to make some tough decisions," he added.
- He said he "absolutely" wants to come back to that larger health package next year, and said they could even try to pass it as a standalone bill next year.
