A stopgap spending bill is currently being drafted by the House Appropriations Committee to replace the current bill, which expires on March 4. The new bill is expected to include significant spending cuts, and while it won’t include an explicit ban on health reform funding, Republicans plan to introduce measures to impede reform funding as an amendment to the bill, according to the report.
Such a measure might include a provision that would prevent HHS from hiring more workers, which would make it much more difficult to move forward reform’s implementation, according to the WSJ report.
Even if the measure passes the House, it’s unlikely the Democratic Senate would approve a bill that defunds reform, according to the report.
Read the WSJ report on healthcare reform funding.
Read more coverage on healthcare reform:
– GOP Bill Would Repeal Medicare Rate-Setting Board
– House Passes Repeal of Reform Law, Hearings Are Next Step
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