Republicans Mull Dropping Surcharge for Uninsured in Bill
- Provision aimed at encouraging Americans to buy insurance
- GOP bill faces criticism from conservatives and moderates
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Republican leaders in Congress may scrap a provision in the House GOP’s Obamacare replacement bill that would require insurers to charge a 30 percent penalty to customers who go without coverage for at least 63 days.
“There was discussion of the 30 percent penalty for people” who don’t maintain continuous coverage, said Representative Phil Roe of Tennessee, a medical doctor and member of the GOP Doctors Caucus. He said lawmakers were “looking at it -- and saying, is this going to discourage people from getting insurance?”