Tuesday, August 1, 2017

The Latest: Dem says Trump insurer payment threat childish

August 01, 2017 at 11:04AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health law (all times local):

12 p.m.

The Senate's top Democrat says President Donald Trump's threats to block federal payments to insurers are "not frankly what an adult does" and would boost consumers' premiums.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made the comments as Washington waits to see if Trump will halt the expenditures.

President Barack Obama's law requires insurers to lower out-of-pocket costs for millions of lower- and middle-income consumers.

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