Republican congressmen scolded the federal government for ending enrollment last month on its temporary health plan for people with pre-existing conditions, claiming more money should have been allocated to the program before the health law bans insurers from denying such individuals coverage next year, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.
About 135,000 people enrolled into the federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed, about one-third of the number the government expected to enroll. But the feds stopped enrollment last month citing financial concerns.
Republican lawmakers, widely opposed to the PPACA, have said the higher levels of funding their party recommended in 2009 for the plan should have been allocated, as high as $30 billion, according to the report. Now, they're urging regulators to redirect money allocated elsewhere in the PPACA to the health plan through the end of the year.
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About 135,000 people enrolled into the federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed, about one-third of the number the government expected to enroll. But the feds stopped enrollment last month citing financial concerns.
Republican lawmakers, widely opposed to the PPACA, have said the higher levels of funding their party recommended in 2009 for the plan should have been allocated, as high as $30 billion, according to the report. Now, they're urging regulators to redirect money allocated elsewhere in the PPACA to the health plan through the end of the year.
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