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Senators Appear to Reach Short-Term Health Deal

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., left, accompanied by Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, after
he and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., say they have the “basic outlines” of a bipartisan deal to resume payments to health insurers that President Donald Trump has
blocked. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

By ERICA WERNER the wake of President Don- its future uncertain. health insurance markets end monthly “cost shar-
Associated Press ald Trump’s order to termi- The agreement followed that have been in limbo ing reduction” payments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re- nate “Obamacare” subsi- weeks of negotiations be- following GOP failures to the government makes to
publican and Democratic dies. Trump himself spoke tween Republican Sen. La- repeal and replace the Af- help insurance companies
senators joined in announc- approvingly of the deal, mar Alexander of Tennes- fordable Care Act. The talks reduce costs for lower-in-
ing a plan Tuesday aimed but some conservatives de- see and Democratic Sen. took on added urgency come people.
at stabilizing America’s nounced it as an insurance Patty Murray of Washing- when Trump announced
health insurance markets in company bailout, making ton that sought to address last week that he would Continued on Page 3
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