Collins Joins Dems In Voting For Insurance Company Amendment

Collins’ vote placed her at odds with most Senate Republicans, who opposed delaying the legislation and argued that the reconciliation package should continue moving through the legislative process without additional committee review

Advertisement The motion failed by a vote of 47-50.

“Let’s ban insurance companies from denying or delaying medically necessary healthcare to Americans,” Ossoff said on the Senate floor when introducing his amendment.

Advertisement He shared with fellow senators the challenges faced by a constituent diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, who struggled to get her medical care covered by her insurance company

He shared with fellow senators the challenges faced by a constituent diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, who struggled to get her medical care covered by her insurance company.

“Across America, insurance companies continue to deny and delay medically necessary healthcare,” Ossoff added.