A bipartisan group of senators have reintroduced a bill that would exempt volunteer firefighters and emergency responders from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate.
The bill is led by Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and has more than 20 cosponsors.
“This sensible, bipartisan fix will ensure that the law permanently and properly distinguishes between full-time, paid emergency responders and volunteers so that emergency response agencies can continue focusing on keeping our communities safe,” Warner wrote in a statement.
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