Susan Morse
The House speaker said the idea, modeled after Maine program, has support of both moderates and the conservative Freedom Caucus.
Kaiser Foundation poll found that about 64 percent of Americans say it is a "good thing" that Congress did not pass the American Health Care Act.
Insurer has lost $90 million in exchange market even after increasing premiums by double digits.
But America's Health Insurance Plans says it does not fully support the just-announced payment rate because it falls a little short.
Insurer says CMS violated the law's requirement that Medicare Advantage insurers be subject to the same actuarial standards as Medicare.
Insurers are already seeing success, experts say, and they won't be quick to give up those savings.
Lawsuit filed days after EpiPen recall for potential defect in supplier component.
Payments allow insurers in the exchanges to give low-income consumers lower deductibles.
Legislation would give states right to block federal family-planning grants to providers that perform abortions.
New Mexico reported the highest number of births financed by Medicaid at 72 percent; New Hampshire was the lowest at 27 percent.