Mr. McConnell made the comments during a luncheon in Kentucky Thursday. In reference to the health insurance markets, he said, “No action is not an alternative. … We’ve got the insurance markets imploding all over the country, including in this state.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Mr. McConnell’s statement may mark an opening for a bipartisan approach to addressing the ACA.
“It is encouraging that Senator McConnell today acknowledged that the issues with the [health insurance] exchanges are fixable and opened the door to bipartisan solutions to improve our healthcare system,” the report states.
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