On May 3, the House approved, 238-183, H.R. 1213, a bill to repeal mandatory funding provided in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (P.L. 111-148) to establish state health insurance exchanges. The exchanges would provide small businesses with subsidies to pay for health insurance coverage and help individuals without employer-provided coverage purchase health insurance. The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the legislation on April 5 (see The Source, 4/8/11).
During consideration of the measure, the House rejected several amendments, including the following: