Bill Nelson, Susan Collins collaborate on bipartisan health care plan

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With the GOP campaign commitment to repeal and replace Obamacare having capsized in the rough waters of political reality, Senators from across the aisle are attempting a more bipartisan approach to getting to yes.

One of them: Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson, who announced Friday that he is working on a bipartisan health care plan with Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins — one of a few Republican holdouts against leadership this week.

Nelson and Collins are working with a “small bipartisan group of Senators,” per a statement from Nelson’s office, who are “equally dedicated to finding real solutions.”

“While the imminent disaster of 20 percent rate hikes and 16 million people losing coverage has been avoided by the defeat of the Republican’s health care bill, now is the time to come together and start working in a bipartisan way to stabilize the market and make health care more affordable,” Nelson asserted.

“Sen. Collins and I have discussed this issue many times and we are now working together. As former state insurance commissioners, we know how complicated this issue is and we are working with a small bipartisan group of senators equally dedicated to finding real solutions. This group of senators met for dinner the other night to start sharing our ideas and discussing a path forward. While we still have a long way to go, we are starting to work together to try to get this done in a bipartisan way,” Nelson added.

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7 comments

Jennifer Zimmerman
July 28, 2017 at 5:30 pm

Thank you very much, Senator Nelson and Collins. I am a pediatrician in Florida and appreciate the stand you made to protect my patients and my family in preserving the ACA. Please work together towards its improvement so it works for ALL Americans.
Earl L. Kerr
July 28, 2017 at 6:28 pm

Shore up Veterans Choice !
Claudia Cass
July 28, 2017 at 6:41 pm

Thank you for using intelligence and expertise in a bipartisan attempt.
Yogi goswami
July 29, 2017 at 8:30 am

Thank you Senators Nelson and Collins. You are doing what the country needs. We need more of you in the Senate.
Kathy Hwrsh
July 29, 2017 at 3:50 pm

Thank you, Senator Nelson, for taking this initiative. I hope you will regulate the excesses of the health insurance companies, whose role in creating the health care fiasco. Thank you.
Betty Tobin
July 30, 2017 at 9:08 pm

Thank you, you are our new heroes, being at your right time and place you stepped right up.
Perhaps you may work with the single payer senators eventually, and many others.
This the best thing that’s happened to prospective health care coverage in a long time!
Jennifer Kay
August 1, 2017 at 11:56 am

Thank you for efforts Beth in resisting and trying for a resolution. This is what the average citizen wants!