Jimmy Kimmel's emotional monologue about his newborn son's heart surgery came too late to stop Trumpcare from passing, but it may help craft a more compassionate bill in the Senate.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) appeared Friday morning on "CNN Newsroom," where co-host John Berman asked him whether he could support a bill that allows insurance companies to cap payouts to their customers.
"I ask does it pass the Jimmy Kimmel test," Cassidy said. "Would a child born with a congenital heart disease be able to get everything he or she would need in that first year of life? I want it to pass the Jimmy Kimmel test."
Cassidy, a physician, has introduced an amendment with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that would allow states to keep the Affordable Care Act or provide an alternative that would automatically enroll residents in a basic health insurance and pharmacy plan.
"So simple answer, I want to make sure and the bill accomplishes this, that if a child is born and has what (Kimmel's) child had that they would receive all the services, even if they go over a certain amount," Cassidy said. "So the simple answer, I want to make sure folks get the care they need."
