GOP Proposes Health Bill Tweak Similar to Obamacare Program

  • ‘Invisible Risk Sharing Program’ would subsidize costs of sick
  • Amendment likely to be added to Republican bill later today

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House Republicans are proposing a last-minute change to their health bill that would pay back insurers who cover sick, expensive patients, an update that’s essentially a less-generous version of a program under Obamacare.

The GOP proposal, called the Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program, would give health insurers $15 billion over a decade to subsidize the care of high-cost patients, helping lower premiums for everyone.