Senate vote defeats S.1955
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Senate votes against moving forward with the "Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act" (S. 1955), on May 11. The bill, introduced by committee Chair Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) would have cut health benefit costs for small employers. Opponents argued that small business employees would lose important healthcare benefits such as screenings for several cancers, well-child care and immunizations, maternity care, mental health coverage and diabetes supplies and education (1"The Gray Sheet" March 27, 2006, p. 19)...