Sen. Shaheen Introduces Bill to Improve Cost Sharing Subsidies

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 1462) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "to improve cost sharing subsidies."

The bill was introduced on June 28 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Christopher Coons, D-Del., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Mark R Warner, D-Va., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.

The legislation was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

For more information about this legislation, contact Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in Washington at 506 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2841; or in the state offices at 2 Wall St., Ste. 220, Manchester, NH 03101; 603/647-7500; 50 Opera House Square, Claremont, NH 03743; 603/542-4872; 340 Central Ave., Ste. 205, Dover, NH 03820; 603/750-3004; 12 Gilbo Ave., Ste. C, Keene, NH 03431; 603/358-6604; 961 Main St., Berlin, NH 03570; 603/752-6300.

Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://www.targetednews.com