Democrats pitch one-stop health plans
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Published on March 20, 2026.
Senate Democrats have proposed a list of health policy goals aimed at reducing costs and regulating private insurance companies. The Democrats, including Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and 11 other Senate Democrats, aim to reverse Republican health care cuts, including $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The plan includes creating a “one-stop shop” where Americans can browse health coverage options and holding health insurance companies accountable for practices that impede patients’ access to care. The lawmakers did not detail specific proposals but plan to release more details in the coming weeks and months. An investigation has been announced by the federal health department's Office for Civil Rights targeting 13 states that require health insurance firms to cover abortion, a move that the Trump administration claims violates people's conscience rights.
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