Siobhan Hughes

House Republicans know that they need to come up with an alternative, a way of showing that they too care about these high premiums.

Their answer, though, has nothing to do with extending federal government subsidies.

It has to do with technicalities involving funding certain cost-sharing reductions that go to low-income people on the exchange plans and also allowing more big groups to come up with their own health insurance.

Democrats don't like these so-called association plans because they don't mandate essential coverage, like for maternity care, for prescription benefits, the way your ACA plan does.

But nonetheless, Republicans have data showing that this would reduce premiums by about 11%.

Siobhan Hughes, thank you for joining us.

Thank you.