Hogan Joins Group Of Governors Urging Bipartisan Health Care Solution

Gov. Larry Hogan joined a bipartisan group of 11 governors asking Congress to abandon efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

"Congress should work to make health insurance more affordable by controlling costs and stabilizing the market, and we are pleased to see a growing number of senators stand up for this approach. The Senate should immediately reject efforts to 'repeal' the current system and replace sometime later. This could leave millions of Americans without coverage," the governors said in a statement.

"The best next step is for both parties to come together and do what we can all agree on: fix our unstable insurance markets. Going forward, it is critically important that governors are brought to the table to provide input, and we stand ready to work with lawmakers in an open, bipartisan way to provide better insurance for all Americans."

The governors who put their name to the statement include Ohio Republican John Kasich, Pennsylvania Democrat Tom Wolf and Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe.

All states represented except Virginia have taken part in the Medicaid expansion. Medicaid would have seen cuts to future funding under the Senate plan Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell scuttled Monday night, after it became clear he didn't have the votes in his caucus.

Some Republicans, including Sen. John McCain of Arizona, have already suggested working with Democrats on a compromise measure.