Partisan Fireworks On Display As Ways And Means Committee Holds Hearing On Preexisting Conditions

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they want to guarantee protections for people with preexisting conditions. Democrats called attention to the ways their Republican colleagues have chipped away at the health law -- and thus those popular provisions -- while GOP lawmakers countered that there are other ways to protect people. Many politicians see the issue as an important factor in the 2020 elections. In other news from Capitol Hill: surprise medical billing and Johnson&Johnson baby powder.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2sYIYXO