Opposing Views

By: Jordan Smith

As Congress returns to work following the August recess, partisan divisions over the Affordable Care Act continue to impact health care policy.

Some have suggested the bad blood created during the Republicans’ failed attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, may hinder bipartisan progress on items usually considered uncontroversial, Reuters reports.

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“We can’t really do anything to make the program more restrictive. We can’t roll back the eligibility level,” Cathy Caldwell, the state’s CHIP director, said last week. That’s because of a maintenance of effort agreement through the Affordable Care Act. The enrollment requirements the state had when the ACA became law are where they have to stay, unless there is a change to the act, Caldwell said.

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