DEMS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @TeamTrump: Dems plan a government TAKEOVER of healthcare. That means ELIMINATING private plans (like Blue Cross/Blue Shield)! @reald…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 25, 2019 3:27 pm […]
Category: Healthcare
5/23/2019
ELECTION/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign believes he can turn Republicans’ biggest liability from last year’s congressional elections – the debate about the future of healthcare in America – into a winning issue for his reelection. That would have appeared highly unlikely just months ago, when Democrats seized upon the issue […]
5/20/2019
HEALTHCARE/HHS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sweeping new protections for religious health care workers and an overhaul of family planning programs to effectively cut out Planned Parenthood represent something unusual in the Trump administration: a clear spotting of the fingerprints of Vice President Mike Pence. From topics ranging from trade to the president’s scorched-earth attacks against the […]
5/20/2019
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PENNSYLVANIA/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: [Andy Mehalshick: “Mr. President, a big issue across commonwealth. Health care right now, Obamacare, and what — what’s next? What — What can we expect here in Pennsylvania?”] “Well, always, we are going to have preexisting conditions to be taken care of. We got rid of the individual mandate from Obamacare, which is […]
5/12/2019
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump put forward 4 principles to protect American patients from the financial devastation of surprise…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2019 1:02 pm […]
5/9/2019
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @TeamTrump: President Trump is committed to protecting patients and their families from surprise medical bills. Hospitals and insurance…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 8:38 pm […]
5/9/2019
HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanCrenshawTX: We reached a new low in deceitful politics today. The lies about protection for pre-existing conditions continue. This was one of the most shameful and dishonest bills passed in the House so far.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 8:35 pm […]
5/9/2019
GOP/HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @HouseGOP: D’s bill on the floor today has nothing to do w/ pre-existing conditions. But it will prevent states from reducing the pric…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 8:35 pm […]
5/9/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENIORS: “For many years, drug companies gave foreign countries better deals than they gave our own country. Now we’re making sure that our great seniors share in the discounts given to other countries. And we will always protect patients with preexisting conditions, very importantly. The Republican Party will always protect patients with preexisting conditions… […]
5/8/2019
FLORIDA/HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/RALLY/SENATE: “We’re vastly expanding affordable alternatives to Obamacare before we terminate it and replace it with something good once we take over the House, the Senate, the presidency together. And we will always protect patients with preexisting conditions. Always. The Republican Party will always protect patients with preexisting condition. People with preexisting […]
5/2/2019
HEALTHCARE/HHS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Thursday [5-2-19] announced an expanded ‘conscience rule’ to protect health care workers who oppose abortion, sterilization, assisted suicide and other medical procedures on religious or moral grounds. The rule establishes guidelines for punishing health care institutions with the loss of federal funds if they fail to respect the rights of […]
4/29/2019
HEALTHCARE/JOE BIDEN/OBAMACARE (ACA): “The Affordable Care Act was a huge step forward for this country. Now we have to finish the job and make health care a right, not a privilege, and give everyone the peace of mind they deserve. Whether you’re covered through your employer, on your own, or not at all – you […]
4/15/2019
HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “We will always be protecting preexisting conditions. Remember that. That’s number one. Very, very important.” -Donald Trump as quoted by Factbase, “Remarks: Donald Trump Holds a Roundtable on the Economy and Taxes in Minnesota – April 15, 2019,” factba.se, April 15, 2019 […]
4/8/2019
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump promised a new plan to replace Obamacare. But the four Senate Republicans he tapped for the job aren’t jumping at the opportunity. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says any new plan has to come from the White House — and that he had no warning Trump planned to make him […]
4/3/2019
BORDER/GOP/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “His border shutdown went from imminent to uncertain. A major health care push was declared and then delayed. Funding cuts were inserted in his proposed budget and just as quickly taken out. President Donald Trump has been exploring the art of the climb-down. Trump pivoted on two big policy fronts this week, […]
4/3/2019
ELECTION/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I was never planning a vote prior to the 2020 Election on the wonderful HealthCare package that some very talented people are now developing for me & the Republican Party. It will be on full display during the Election as a much better & less expensive alternative to ObamaCare…” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
4/2/2019
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [4-1-19] he was willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election to get Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan, giving Republicans time to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare. Congressional Republicans have been unable thus far to draft a proposal to replace […]
4/2/2019
ELECTION/HEALTHCARE/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday [4-2-19] he told President Donald Trump the Senate would not be doing a comprehensive healthcare bill, even as Trump has sought to revive healthcare as an issue for the 2020 campaign. ‘I made it clear to him (Trump) we were not going to […]
4/2/2019
ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump backed off plans to introduce a Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act after Senator Mitch McConnell privately warned him that the Senate would not revisit health care in a comprehensive way before the November 2020 elections. Reversing himself in the face of Republican consternation, Mr. Trump said his […]
4/2/2019
HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It turns out that Donald Trump alone can’t fix it. The President’s chaos theory of management, rule by threats, focus on pleasing his political base and policy-lite sloganeering are being exposed as ill-suited to effective governance as the nation wrestles with two perennial controversies given new life this week: health care and immigration. […]
4/2/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “The Republican Party will be the champion of preexisting conditions. You have to do it. Some of you like it, some of you don’t, but you’re going to have to like. Not only for politics, it’s the right thing. We want to be the party of great health care. I am, right now, […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/POLICE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “We have the border. We have, if you look at it, we have the immigration but we have a lot — we have the crime. We have the police. We have the military. We have so much. They have health care right now. We have to take that away from them. We take […]
4/1/2019
GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….back the House. It will be truly great HealthCare that will work for America. Also, Republicans will always support Pre-Existing Conditions. The Republican Party will be known as the Party of Great HealtCare. Meantime, the USA is doing better than ever & is respected again!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2019 […]
4/1/2019
GOP/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….are developing a really great HealthCare Plan with far lower premiums (cost) & deductibles than ObamaCare. In other words it will be far less expensive & much more usable than ObamaCare. Vote will be taken right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2019 […]
4/1/2019
GOP/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Energized by special counsel Robert Mueller’s finding of “no collusion” with Russia, President Donald Trump is relitigating a host of contentious policy battles – from health care to immigration – that could dramatically shape his reelection effort. Trump faces a political dynamic on Capitol Hill that has not changed. Democrats, who control the House and […]
4/1/2019
ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signaled Monday [4-1-19] that congressional Republicans would wait until after the 2020 elections to vote on a GOP replacement for Obamacare — putting off a presumably savage legislative battle on a hot-button campaign issue until after his re-election bid…Trump claimed that the as-yet-unseen Republican proposal ‘will be truly […]
3/29/2019
HEALTHCARE/ROBERT MUELLER/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At a rally in Michigan, President Trump misstated the findings of the special counsel investigation, misleadingly promised to protect patients with pre-existing conditions and falsely described funding for a restoration program for the Great Lakes. WHAT MR. TRUMP SAID: ‘By the way, we’re bringing a lot of those car companies […]
3/29/2019
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SUPREME COURT/TEXAS: “Healthcare is going well. Healthcare is going well. We are going to have a plan that’s so much better than Obamacare. Obamacare is a disaster. We’re going to have a plan that is so much better than Obamacare. So the healthcare is going very well. And we’re going to take care of […]
3/28/2019
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE (ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Obamacare has been an absolute disaster… Hopefully, we’ll win at the appellate division and go to the Supreme Court to terminate Obamacare. The cost of Obamacare to people is far too much. The deductibility is ridiculous. It averages more than $7,000, meaning it’s unusable. So, Obamacare has been disaster. We […]
3/28/2019
GOP/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Here we go again. President Donald Trump is calling on Republicans to be the party of health care. But that’s not going to be so easy to do since it requires them to have a plan…While the party hasn’t coalesced behind a health care plan, there are policies that Republicans have long […]
3/28/2019
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SUPREME COURT/TEXAS: “We’re working on a plan now. There’s no very great rush from the standpoint. We’re waiting for decisions in the court. But we’ve already won the case against — for the termination of Obamacare — against Obamacare. Now we’ll go to the appellate division. We’ll see what happens there. I think we’ll […]
3/27/2019
ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump says the GOP is now the ‘party of health care.’ But Republicans have no real plan to deliver on that. Trump’s unexpected demand that Republicans take another crack at replacing Obamacare came on the heels of his Justice Department backing a lawsuit intended to gut the entire law. […]
3/27/2019
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE (ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “The only difference between now and the other administration is that we’re administering Obamacare very well. So we’ve made it better. But it’s still horrible, no good. It’s something that we can’t live with in this country because it’s far too expensive for the people, not only for the country, but I’m […]
3/26/2019
GOP/HEALTHCARE: “The Republican Party will soon be known as the Party of Healthcare. You watch.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump Before Senate Republican Policy Lunch,” whitehouse.gov, Mar. 26, 2019 […]
3/26/2019
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican Party will become ‘The Party of Healthcare!’” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 26, 2019 11:58 am […]
3/26/2019
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s decision to ask a federal appeals court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act has given House Democrats a new opening to pursue what they see as a winning political strategy: moving past talk of impeachment to put kitchen-table issues like health care front and center. The […]
3/20/2019
HEALTHCARE/JOHN MCCAIN/OBAMACARE (ACA): “John McCain campaigned for years to repeal and replace Obamacare — for years, in Arizona. A great state. I love the people of Arizona. But he campaigned, for years, for ‘repeal and replace.’ So did Rob and so did a lot of senators. When he finally had the chance to do it, […]
3/19/2019
HEALTHCARE/JOHN MCCAIN/OBAMACARE (ACA): [Reporter: “Mr. President, why are you attacking Senator John McCain seven months after his death?”] “I’m very unhappy that he didn’t repeal and replace Obamacare, as you know… He told us, hours before, that he was going to repeal and replace. And then for some reason — I think I understand the […]
3/3/2019
DEMS/HEALTHCARE: “Democrat lawmakers are now embracing socialism. They want to replace individual rights with total government domination… Just this week, more than 100 Democrats in Congress signed up for a socialist takeover of American healthcare. Their radical government-run plan — if you call it that — would lead to colossal tax increases — increases like […]
11/5/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/OHIO/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/RALLY/SENIORS: “The Democrat plan would obliterate Medicare and eliminate Medicare advantage for almost 900,000 Ohio seniors who depend on it. Republicans will protect Medicare for our great seniors who earned it and, by the way, who paid for it. They paid for it. And Republicans will always protect patients with preexisting conditions, always, always.“ […]
10/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/MEDICAID/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration Wednesday [10-31-18] granted Wisconsin’s request to impose work requirements in its Medicaid program — the first such approval for a state that has not fully expanded Medicaid. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican who is battling to keep his job, hailed the move. Health care has become […]
10/31/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans will protect people with pre-existing conditions far better than the Dems!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 10:28 am […]
10/31/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TAXES: [Jonathan Karl: “You’ve been saying Democrats want to take away preexisting conditions. I mean, it’s your administration that’s supporting a lawsuit that would allow health insurance companies –-“] “No, but I want to replace preexisting conditions and I’ve always been there. What the Democrats are going to do is destroy our entire health […]
10/31/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: [Jonathan Karl: “You don’t really think Democrats want to do away with the requirement to cover preexisting conditions?”] “I don’t think they’re going to have a choice because it’s going to be so bad. So expensive and the health care is going to be terrible. I don’t think they’re going to have a […]
10/30/2018
COURTS/ELECTION/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Having lost in two federal courts and fearing more setbacks, the Trump administration is revising rules that allow employers to deny women insurance coverage for contraceptives based on religious or moral objections. Administration officials hope that the changes, the details of which remain unclear, will overcome the judges’ objections without fundamentally altering […]
10/29/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “I support terminating Obamacare, but if we terminated we will reinstitute preexisting conditions in whatever we do.“ -Donald Trump as quoted by Factbase, “Interview: Jonathan Swan and Jim VandeHei Interview Donald Trump – October 29, 2018,” factba.se, October 29, 2018 […]
10/25/2018
HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENIORS: “Under this administration, we will always protect Medicare for our great seniors. And we will always protect Americans with preexisting conditions. Always.” -Donald Trump as quoted by Factbase, “Remarks: Donald Trump Discusses Drug Pricing at HHS – October 25, 2018,” factba.se, October 25, 2018 […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans will totally protect people with Pre-Existing Conditions, Democrats will not! Vote Republican.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 24, 2018 7:45 am […]
10/23/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new administration proposal could bump coverage in the individual market. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LOOSENS RULES FOR HRAs — The administration wants to allow employers to utilize health reimbursement arrangements to help their workers purchase coverage on or off the Obamacare markets, touting it as a way to help small and mid-sized companies […]
10/18/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump issued a warning to fellow Republicans to support coverage of pre-existing conditions with less than 20 days until the midterm elections…The tweet is in line with a familiar refrain from Trump’s recent campaign rallies and even dating back to his debates during the Republican primary. However, it’s not […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions, and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them. I am in total support. Also, Democrats will destroy your Medicare, and I will keep it healthy and well!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 2:43 pm […]
10/17/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SOCIALISM/VENEZUELA: “We oppose efforts from Democrats to destroy your healthcare and to raid your Medicare to pay for socialism. And that’s what’s happening. You’ll end up with Venezuela. We totally support people with preexisting conditions. We have a tremendous level of talent, and we’re doing a lot of work on preexisting conditions. And Democrats […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USATODAY: .@usatodayopinion: Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans, taking away freedom to choose plans while letting anyo…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 12:39 pm […]
10/10/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “We’re strongly protecting Americans with preexisting conditions. That’s a very important thing to Republicans — preexisting conditions. We are protecting Americans with preexisting conditions.“ -Donald Trump as quoted by Factbase, “Remarks: Donald Trump Signs Drug Pricing Legislation at the White House – October 10, 2018,” factba.se, October 10, 2018 […]
10/9/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “SENATE DEMOCRATS TAKE ON SHORT-TERM PLANS — All forty-nine Democrats, led by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, are mounting an unlikely effort to strike down the Trump administration’s rule expanding short-term, limited duration health plans. They’re trying to force a Senate vote on Wednesday to overturn the new rule, which became effective last […]
10/4/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are quietly preparing to launch a slew of investigations into the Trump administration’s health care moves if they retake the House in November, aiming to freeze the White House’s efforts to unravel Obamacare and probe the administration’s care of immigrant kids. The wide-ranging inquiries, coordinated across multiple committees, […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENIORS/SOCIALISM: “And we’re strongly protecting your Medicare. We oppose efforts from Democrats to raid Medicare to fund socialism, robbing seniors of their benefits. Medicare belongs to the seniors who have earned it and paid into it for their entire lives. They want to take it away — the Democrats. And we will always protect […]
9/21/2018
HEALTHCARE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At a campaign rally in Las Vegas, President Trump said that he and Republicans ‘will protect patients with pre-existing conditions.’ But his Justice Department has said that those provisions under the Affordable Care Act should be overturned. THE FACTS This requires context. The Justice Department told a federal court in […]
9/21/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: [Frances Watson: “Should the Republicans hold onto the House in the Senate, you plan to move forward with any changes on health care? What can we expect?”] “100 percent, and we’re making it so it’s very — very much more affordable. And what we’ve actually done, we’ve really taken Obamacare apart. We are […]
9/21/2018
HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/RALLY: “Republicans want to protect the safety for truly needy Americans, not for illegal aliens. We don’t want that — can’t afford it. I’d be nice. You can’t afford it. When it comes to health care, republicans will protect patients with preexisting conditions. They’re going to protect preexisting conditions. I will always protect preexisting […]
8/1/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration issued a final rule on Wednesday [8-1-18] that clears the way for the sale of many more health insurance policies that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act and do not have to cover prescription drugs, maternity care or people with pre-existing conditions. President Trump has said […]
8/1/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration took another whack at the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday [8-1-18]. Officials unveiled a final rule that will make it easier to obtain coverage through short-term health insurance plans, which don’t have to adhere to the law’s consumer protections. The move would reverse an Obama administration decision to limit […]
7/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert Kingsland will have to pay hundreds of dollars if he goes without insurance next year, even though Congress recently repealed the Affordable Care Act’s penalty for not having coverage. That is because his home state of New Jersey just imposed a fine of its own for letting insurance lapse. In California, […]
7/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The health department has quietly dipped into tens of millions of dollars to pay for the consequences of President Donald Trump’s border policy, angering advocates who want the money spent on medical research, rural health programs and other priorities. The Department of Health and Human Services has burned through at least $40 […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats on Wednesday [7-11-18] were reorienting their uphill push to block U.S. Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, moving healthcare to the center of their strategy and putting less emphasis on abortion rights. While the two issues are closely linked, the change aligns with polling that […]
7/8/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHO/WOMEN: “A resolution to encourage breast-feeding was expected to be approved quickly and easily by the hundreds of government delegates who gathered this spring in Geneva for the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly. Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mother’s milk is healthiest for children and countries should strive to […]
7/7/2018
HEALTHCARE/MEDICAID/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is on a losing streak in court cases challenging its efforts to abruptly change health care policy, but the naming of a new Supreme Court justice could alter the trajectory on some of the most controversial cases, from funding Planned Parenthood to mandating contraceptive coverage. The cases […]
6/19/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Millions of small businesses and self-employed people will be able to buy health-insurance plans exempt from many Affordable Care Act consumer protections under a much-debated rule released Tuesday [6-19-18] by the Trump administration. The rule is a far-reaching step by the administration to wield its regulatory powers to chisel away at […]
5/28/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/POLLS: “In recent elections, Democrats have faced attacks related to health-care costs, with the party being blamed for premium increases on Affordable Care Act exchanges during the Obama years. Now, as many health insurers are seeking to impose double-digit rate increases on those marketplaces, a number of recent surveys suggest Republicans may take the lion’s […]
5/11/2018
DRUGS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American people deserve a healthcare system that takes care of them – not one that takes advantage of them. We will work every day to ensure all Americans have access to the quality, affordable medication they need and deserve. We will not rest until the job is done! https://t.co/9BzevAniNx” –Donald Trump, […]
5/11/2018
DRUGS/HEALTHCARE/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [5-11-18] blasted drugmakers and healthcare ‘middlemen’ for making prescription drugs unaffordable for Americans, but healthcare stocks rose as experts said the administration avoided taking aggressive and direct measures to cut drug prices. Trump said his administration would take aim at the ‘middlemen’ in the drug industry […]
5/10/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/NATIVE AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HHS leaders want states to settle the contentious question of whether Native Americans should get jobs in order to keep their health care — a move that likely won’t resolve the underlying challenge to tribal sovereignty and was sparked by an unusual split between the agency’s politically appointed administrators and legal […]
5/9/2018
BUDGET/CONGRESS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is seeking to cut funding from the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, as part of its larger request for cuts to the federal budget in a rescissions package sent to Congress this week. The request from President Donald Trump includes a $7 billion cut to the popular […]
4/13/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration is pursuing a significant shift toward a more conservative health-care agenda, expanding the use of civil-rights laws to defend health-industry workers who object to medical procedures on religious grounds. Roger Severino, an administration appointee to the Department of Health and Human Services, is heading a new division at […]
3/15/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Health insurers and the Trump administration face a court decision shortly that will determine whether the government must pay insurers billions of dollars despite Republican efforts to block payments they view as an industry bailout. Insurers have filed roughly two-dozen lawsuits claiming the federal government reneged on promises it made to pay […]
3/11/2018
HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE: “The number in the corner of Upton Martin’s Medicare plan card from Humana Inc. changed twice over the past four years. He didn’t think anything of it, and his coverage didn’t seem different in any way. The changes, though, were evidence of a lucrative maneuver that has allowed Humana and other providers of Medicare Advantage […]
3/8/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration rejected on Thursday [3-8-18] Idaho’s plan to allow the sale of stripped-down, low-cost health insurance that violates the Affordable Care Act… While rejecting Idaho’s plan in its current form, Ms. Verma encouraged the state to keep trying, and she suggested that, ‘with certain modifications,’ its proposal might be […]
3/8/2018
ABORTION/BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PLANNED PARENTHOOD: “A push from the White House and congressional Republicans to add new antiabortion provisions into a sweeping spending bill has divided lawmakers as they work to reach a deal that will fund the government beyond mid-March. Republican lawmakers want to expand restrictions that already prevent federal funding from going to abortions, and they […]
3/7/2018
ABORTION/HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PLANNED PARENTHOOD: “House Republicans are demanding a series of controversial abortion and health care policies in the annual health spending bill, setting up a showdown with Democrats and threatening passage of an omnibus spending package to keep the government open. Democrats are vowing to block the slew of long-sought conservative priorities. The riders […]
3/6/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration wants any congressional plan to shore up the Affordable Care Act markets to include conservative goals, such as letting insurers charge higher premiums to older people, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The memo encourages lawmakers to pass measures including allowing insurers to charge older […]
2/28/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic and Republican states are moving in opposite directions on health policy, leaving Americans with starkly divergent options for care depending on where they live. The Trump administration and congressional Republicans, by easing many of the Affordable Care Act’s nationwide requirements after failing last year to repeal the entire law, are effectively […]
2/26/2018
HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday [2-26-18] over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine. Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, the lawsuit […]
2/20/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [2-20-18] released a proposal that would allow for the proliferation of less-comprehensive, cheaper health plans restricted under the Affordable Care Act, marking one of the most significant efforts by Republicans to roll back the Obama-era health law. The proposed rule would loosen restrictions on short-term insurance […]
2/15/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Alex M. Azar II, the new secretary of health and human services, said Thursday [2-15-18] that he would closely scrutinize a plan by Idaho to allow the sale of insurance that does not comply with the Affordable Care Act, an early test of how he will enforce a law he opposes. But he […]
2/15/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republicans opposed to the Affordable Care Act are showing interest in proposals to shore up the health law and lower premiums, driven partly by their concerns that escalating insurance costs may hurt them in the midterm elections. State and federal GOP lawmakers are backing or considering reinsurance proposals that aim to curb premiums by […]
2/13/2018
HEALTHCARE/IRS/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Businesses are pushing back on the Internal Revenue Service’s decision to begin enforcing the Affordable Care Act’s employer insurance mandate, challenging penalties that run into the millions and asserting the agency is wrong to impose the fines. The ACA imposes a penalty on employers with more than 50 workers who don’t provide qualifying coverage […]
2/9/2018
ABORTION/FOREIGN POLICY/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said just four out of 733 organizations that have received US funding to deliver health services have turned down US grants rather than accept new rules that forbid the US providing aid to promote or perform abortions overseas. Advocates said that claim drastically downplays the impact of the […]
2/8/2018
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “In a rare show of congressional cooperation, Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate announced a two-year budget deal Wednesday [2-7-18] that would increase federal spending for defense as well as key domestic priorities, including many health programs. Not in the deal, for which the path to the president’s desk remains unclear, is any […]
2/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “Donald Trump’s habit of testing the US relationship with Britain took a new turn Monday [2-5-18] when he attacked the UK’s National Health Service, claiming it is ‘going broke and not working.’ The US President hit out on Twitter minutes after a segment aired on Fox News that highlighted winter strains […]
2/5/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/UK: “The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working. Dems want to greatly raise taxes for really bad and non-personal medical care. No thanks!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 5, 2018 07:11am […]
2/4/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMCARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At least nine states are considering their own versions of a requirement that residents must have health insurance, a move that could accelerate a divide between Democratic states trying to shore up the Affordable Care Act and Republican states intent on tearing it down. Congressional Republicans in December repealed the so-called individual […]
2/1/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration moves to give states more flexibility in running Medicaid, advocates for the poor are keeping a close eye on Indiana to see whether such conservative ideas improve or harm care. Indiana in 2015 implemented some of the most radical changes seen to the state-federal program that covers nearly […]
1/30/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/HEALTHCARE: “Three corporate behemoths are promising to shake up the health care industry — a notoriously inefficient sector that represents nearly a fifth of the U.S. economy. Though the surprise Tuesday [1-30-18] morning announcement from Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway was grand in ambition, it was scarce in details, leaving plenty of questions about […]
1/25/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Idaho officials said they will begin allowing insurers to sell new plans that don’t meet requirements set by the Affordable Care Act, a move that will test the limits of states’ ability to carve out their own health-insurance rules under the Trump administration. In a bulletin issued Wednesday [1-25-18], the Idaho Department […]
1/24/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/LEGAL/MEDICARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday [1-24-18] to block work requirements and other changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program, setting up a legal battle that could help define the limits of the conservative push to revamp the program in about a dozen states. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Washington, […]
1/19/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PLANNED PARENTHOOD: “U.S. health officials on Friday [1-19-18] said they were revoking legal guidance issued by the Obama Administration that had sought to discourage states from trying to defund organizations that provide abortion services, such as Planned Parenthood. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials also said the department is issuing a […]
1/18/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump blew up Republican strategies to keep the government open past Friday [1-12-18] when on Thursday morning he said a long-term extension of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program should not be part of a stopgap spending bill pending before the House. With a possible government shutdown looming this weekend, the […]
1/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is planning new exemptions for health-care practitioners with moral or religious objections to performing procedures such as gender-reassignment surgery and abortions. The move is part of a broader White House effort to protect religious rights that critics say roll back anti-discrimination protections. The Department of Health and Human Services […]
1/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “CHIP should be part of a long term solution, not a 30 Day, or short term, extension!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 08:37am […]
1/17/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Like most men of his age, President Donald Trump has a common form of heart disease, relatively easy to address if he increases the dose of his cholesterol-lowering medication and makes necessary lifestyle changes. Without those changes, the President has a moderate risk of having a heart attack in the next three […]