WASHINGTON—An overwhelming bipartisan vote by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) moved a bill designed to end unexpected medical bills to consumers to the full Senate, and debate on final passage could come as early as next month.
The 20–3 vote on the “Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019” on June 26 included two votes against it—by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)—that were cast by proxy.
