HEALTHCARE: “Long-term-care insurance was supposed to help pay for nursing homes, assisted living and personal aides for tens of millions of Americans when they became unable to take care of themselves. Now, though, the industry is in financial turmoil, causing misery for many of the 7.3 million people who own a long-term-care policy, equal to […]
Category: Healthcare
1/16/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is in excellent health and scored a perfect result on a cognitive assessment, the White House physician said Tuesday [1-16-18] in revealing results from a recent examination. Based on the results, the 71-year-old president is ‘very healthy and will remain so for the duration of his presidency,’ said Ronny […]
1/16/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Dr. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who last week declared President Donald Trump in ‘excellent health,’ will provide more details of the President’s medical exam during a briefing on Tuesday [1-16-18]. The White House said last week that Jackson would join White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to describe some results […]
1/12/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is in excellent health, his doctor said on Friday [1-12-18] after his first comprehensive physical exam since he was elected… The brief statement did not include any basic information about Mr. Trump’s health, including his weight, blood pressure or cholesterol levels. The president’s doctors did not indicate what tests they […]
1/11/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration issued guidelines Thursday [1-11-18] to help states impose the first-ever work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries, one of the biggest changes in the program’s 50-year history. That approach contrasts with a move the administration made with less fanfare earlier in the week to extend waivers that allow food-stamp recipients in […]
1/10/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Early last year, as an Obamacare repeal bill was flailing in the House, top Trump administration officials showed select House conservatives a secret road map of how they planned to gut the health care law using executive authority. The March 23 document, which had not been public until now, reveals that while […]
1/10/2018
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Some states risk running out of money for a children’s health program in a countdown that is pressuring Congress to approve new money quickly, part of a continuing funding delay that has turned a little-known insurance program into an unwelcome embarrassment for Congress. Democrats and Republicans agree on the need to preserve funding for […]
1/9/2018
DEFENSE/DHS/HEALTHCARE/MILITARY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/VA/VETS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to support the health and well-being of uniformed service members and veterans. After serving our […]
1/7/2018
CRISIS/HEALTHCARE/PUERTO RICO: “The U.S. is facing a nationwide shortage of intravenous bags just as flu cases accelerate, forcing many hospitals to use more time-consuming ways to administer drugs and to weigh a halt on elective procedures and clinical trials. Some hospital officials said they have only a day or two of supplies and worry whether […]
1/4/2018
BUSINESS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is proposing changes that would let millions of small businesses and the self-employed buy health-insurance plans that don’t comply with all Affordable Care Act requirements, part of an aggressive move to undo the health law through regulatory action. The proposal would allow businesses that share geography or an […]
12/26/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Affordable Care Act was conceived as a mix of publicly funded health care and privately purchased insurance, but Republican attacks, culminating this month in the death of a mandate that most Americans have insurance, are shifting the balance, giving the government a larger role than Democrats ever anticipated. And while President […]
12/26/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Based on the fact that the very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate has been terminated as part of our Tax Cut Bill, which essentially Repeals (over time) ObamaCare, the Democrats & Republicans will eventually come together and develop a great new HealthCare plan!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 26, 2017 06:58am […]
12/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Remember, the most hated part of ObamaCare is the Individual Mandate, which is being terminated under our just signed Tax Cut Bill.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 05:11pm […]
12/21/2017
HEALTHCARE/VA/VETS: “A system set up by the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2014 to pay private-sector health-care providers was plagued by delays and overpayments, hampering the multibillion-dollar effort to reduce appointment wait times, a federal watchdog office said Thursday [12-21-17]. Over a two-year period through 2016, the VA made approximately 224,000 payment errors resulting in […]
12/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “The United States Senate just passed the biggest in history Tax Cut and Reform Bill. Terrible Individual Mandate (ObamaCare)Repealed. Goes to the House tomorrow morning for final vote. If approved, there will be a News Conference at The White House at approximately 1:00 P.M.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 20, 2017 01:09am […]
12/19/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “With more and more states running out of money for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, parents took their case to Capitol Hill on Tuesday [12-19-17], pleading with Congress to provide money before their sons and daughters lose health care and coverage. But the program, known as CHIP, which insures nearly nine million children, took […]
12/19/2017
BUDGET/DEFENSE/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The U.S. Congress is struggling through another contentious week as infighting over defense spending, healthcare and other matters complicates the drive to pass a temporary spending bill by midnight on Friday [12-22-17] to avert a partial government shutdown. In a week when President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans in Congress are hoping to […]
12/15/2017
BUDGET/DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Everyone in Congress claims to be a champion of children’s health. But funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program ran out Sept. 30. And some lawmakers worry it might not be replenished until early next year. It’s a mess that can happen only in Washington: Even a bipartisan program that covers 9 million poor […]
12/6/2017
CRISIS/HEALTHCARE/PUERTO RICO: “For an overburdened pediatrician trying to care for a child who was in pain, needed hip surgery, and was displaced from his home in the wake of Hurricane Maria, it seemed a godsend — a modern military hospital ship sent from its berth in Virginia to help with medical care in Puerto Rico. […]
12/6/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The pace of U.S. health-care spending grew in 2016 at a slower tempo than in previous years, decelerating in part because coverage gains under the Affordable Care Act that had propelled the faster rate leveled off, according to a new federal report. Spending on all health care increased 4.3% in 2016, according to a […]
11/29/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “When Senate Republicans entered the final stages of the health care push earlier this year, it was clearly on its last legs. At least two senators had made it known that they had no real intention of voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and Republican leaders were casting about for something — anything […]
11/23/2017
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ObamaCare premiums are going up, up, up, just as I have been predicting for two years. ObamaCare is OWNED by the Democrats, and it is a disaster. But do not worry. Even though the Dems want to Obstruct, we will Repeal & Replace right after Tax Cuts!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, […]
11/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/VA/VETS: “The top official at the Department of Veterans Affairs said he wants private-sector providers to play a larger role in veterans’ health care, a view likely to draw opposition for a Trump cabinet member who has enjoyed rare bipartisan support. David Shulkin said in an interview that he wants to make the VA’s hospital […]
11/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The next head of the Department of Health and Human Services will be handed an agency facing criticism from state officials and internal strife. HHS, which employs about 80,000 people, oversees Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and such agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has been caught up in […]
11/16/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “The congressional Joint Committee on Taxation said on Thursday [11-16-17] that the latest version of the Senate tax bill would effectively raise taxes for lower-income Americans by 2021. An analysis by the nonpartisan committee projected that, if the Senate bill becomes law, Americans earning $30,000 a year or below would pay higher taxes beginning […]
11/15/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TAXES: “Senator Susan Collins is back in the spotlight as a crucial swing vote in the U.S. Senate as she raises questions about how combining a Republican tax-cut plan with a partial repeal of Obamacare will affect middle-class Americans. A day after Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell decided to link the two issues in a […]
11/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Senate Republicans have decided to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that most people have health insurance into the sprawling tax rewrite, merging the fight over health care with the high-stakes effort to cut taxes. They also have made a calculated gamble to help speed their bill to passage on a […]
11/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Senate Republicans signaled Tuesday [11-14-17] they would seek to repeal the Affordable Care Act requirement that most Americans must have insurance coverage as part of their tax-overhaul package, adding an uncertain element to an already complex legislative effort. The package is expected to be released later Tuesday. GOP Senate members met to discuss the […]
11/12/2017
HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The Affordable Care Act required Medicare to penalize hospitals with high numbers of heart failure patients who returned for treatment shortly after discharge. New research shows that penalty was associated with fewer readmissions, but also higher rates of death among that patient group. The researchers said the study results, being published in JAMA Cardiology, […]
11/9/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Heading into the second week of the Affordable Care Act’s annual open-enrollment period, early sign-ups and traffic appear strong, according to industry and government officials, with more than 600,000 people selecting plans through the federal HealthCare.gov website in the initial days. ACA insurers including Highmark Health, CareSource, Independence Blue Cross and Sanford Health Plan […]
11/9/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading into the second week of the Affordable Care Act’s annual open-enrollment period, early sign-ups and traffic appear strong, according to industry and government officials, with more than 600,000 people selecting plans through the federal HealthCare.gov website in the initial days. ACA insurers including Highmark Health, CareSource, Independence Blue Cross and Sanford […]
11/1/2017
HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said it is slashing a lucrative pharmaceutical subsidy Medicare pays some hospitals, prompting the American Hospital Association and other powerful hospital groups to threaten legal action to block the move. In a rule released Wednesday [11-1-17] evening, the federal agency that runs Medicare said it would sharply lower what […]
11/1/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Wouldn’t it be great to Repeal the very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate in ObamaCare and use those savings for further Tax Cuts… for the Middle Class. The House and Senate should consider ASAP as the process of final approval moves along. Push Biggest Tax Cuts EVER” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 1, 2017 09:59am […]
11/1/2017
HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PUERTO RICO: “Puerto Rico, still reeling from Hurricane Maria, is asking the Trump administration and U.S. lawmakers for help in staving off a Medicaid crisis that has put a quarter of the island’s residents at risk of losing medical care. The territory, which has grappled for years with shortfalls in funding of its Medicaid healthcare […]
11/1/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Consumers will begin signing up Wednesday [11-1-17] to take part in the Affordable Care Act next year, kicking off a crucial six-week stretch that could test the law’s durability amid Republican leaders’ continuing desire to see it repealed. This year’s annual open-enrollment period, the fifth in the ACA’s history, faces more uncertainty […]
10/30/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Dozens of insurers are leaving the Affordable Care Act’s federal insurance exchange, and consumers who don’t get premium help will see some rates for popular plans jump by more than 30% next year, according to a Trump administration report released Monday [10-30-17]. The data, which come just before Wednesday’s launch of open […]
10/29/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “As usual, the ObamaCare premiums will be up (the Dems own it), but we will Repeal & Replace and have great Healthcare soon after Tax Cuts!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 29, 2017 08:12am […]
10/27/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Insurers selling Affordable Care Act plans have a compelling new pitch: free health insurance. When sales of plans on the law’s exchanges begin Nov. 1, a growing number of consumers around the country will be able to get coverage for 2018 without paying any monthly premium, according to health insurers and an analysis of […]
10/25/2017
CALIFORNIA/HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A California federal judge on Wednesday [10-25-17] said he wouldn’t force the Trump administration to continue paying insurers for providing health-coverage discounts to lower-income consumers, a blow to Democrats who fear the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges will crater without the funding. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the case was ‘close […]
10/25/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A bipartisan bill to stabilize Obamacare would cut the federal deficit by $3.8 billion but wouldn’t do much to change health insurance premiums for 2018, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. It would not substantially change the number of people who are covered. The report is about the bipartisan bill […]
10/23/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republicans returning to Washington will decide in coming days whether to embrace or set aside a bipartisan health bill that has gained traction in Congress, a decision potentially made harder by President Donald Trump’s statements praising the effort but opposing the bill itself. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said on Sunday [10-22-17] […]
10/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Iowa is withdrawing its application for an ambitious program to reshape the Affordable Care Act after federal officials laid out tough conditions for its approval, a decision that signals limits to states’ efforts to alter parts of the health law. Iowa had applied for federal permission to move forward under a provision of the […]
10/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Consumer groups and some state officials, facing new pressure to show the Affordable Care Act remains in place after President Donald Trump declared it dead, have begun launching urgent outreach programs to sign people up for health coverage during the coming open-enrollment period. The ACA’s fifth open-enrollment season, which this year runs […]
10/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s reversals in the past week on maintaining Obamacare subsidies to insurers are sowing new confusion over what kind of health insurance will be available to consumers, and at what price, when enrollment for 2018 begins in two weeks. Trump said last week his administration would stop paying billions of […]
10/19/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Sens. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D., Wash.) released their bipartisan bill Thursday [10-19-17] with the backing of 22 additional senators, evenly split between the two parties. Acknowledging the challenge of advancing legislation currently opposed by Mr. Trump, both senators said they were open to working with the president to strengthen it… […]
10/19/2017
CRISIS/HEALTHCARE/NAVY/PUERTO RICO: “After Hurricane Maria ravaged this island, leaving most hospitals here without reliable power, the U.S. Navy sent a massive floating hospital to help fill gaps in the fragile health-care system. Hardly anyone has used it. The USNS Comfort, a 70,000-metric-ton ship staffed with roughly 800 medical and support personnel and 250 beds, has […]
10/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A bipartisan proposal on health care teetered Wednesday [10-18-17] after President Donald Trump withdrew his support and conservative GOP lawmakers said it didn’t do enough to roll back the Affordable Care Act. The two senators behind the deal, Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D., Wash.), remained publicly upbeat about the […]
10/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump Wednesday [10-18-17] morning said he would ‘never support bailing out’ health insurance companies — an ominous sign for the Obamacare deal crafted by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.)… It would be all but impossible for Republicans lawmakers to support the deal — let alone bring it […]
10/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge said Wednesday [10-18-17] he plans to rule next week on a request to force the Trump administration to make Obamacare subsidy payments that it plans to cut off beginning with a payment due on Friday. A group of 19 states filed suit last week in federal court in San […]
10/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but I can never support bailing out ins co’s who have made a fortune w/ O’Care.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 08:41am […]
10/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Two leading senators have reached a bipartisan deal to provide funding for critical subsidies to health insurers that President Trump said last week that he would cut off, Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, said Tuesday [10-17-17]. The plan agreed to by Mr. Alexander and Senator Patty Murray of Washington, a Democrat, is intended […]
10/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Two key senators reached a bipartisan agreement Tuesday [10-17-17] aimed at shoring up the Affordable Care Act and lifting some of the health law’s requirements, drawing support from President Donald Trump who called it a ‘short-term deal.’ While some details are still being completed, the proposal by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Patty […]
10/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Any increase in ObamaCare premiums is the fault of the Democrats for giving us a ‘product’ that never had a chance of working.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 04:56pm […]
10/16/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration takes steps to weaken provisions of the Affordable Care Act, voters in Maine are being asked whether the state should embrace a central plank of the 2010 law. The November statewide ballot measure proposes the state accept enhanced federal funding available under the health law to extend Medicaid […]
10/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House won a major institutional victory over the White House on health care spending last week, but it wasn’t really a fair fight in the end. The Trump administration capitulated in a long-running legal dispute over health insurance subsidies paid out under the Affordable Care Act, concurring with House Republicans’ claim […]
10/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/NEW YORK: “Organizations working with AIDS and HIV patients are a well-established presence in New York City. But as infection rates have dropped and improved medicines have enabled people with the virus to live longer, some groups are adapting their service models and expanding their reach, taking on new health issues from heart disease to […]
10/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate this week will grapple with President Donald Trump’s decision to stop making subsidy payments to health insurers, with lawmakers seeking a deal that would keep the money flowing while Republicans try to fold in conservative-oriented health-care priorities… The result, driven by unexpectedly far-reaching moves by Mr. Trump on health care […]
10/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt low-income Americans by doing away with Obamacare subsidies and make it harder for him to engage in bipartisan talks with Democrats as Congress edges toward a possible government shutdown, lawmakers said on Sunday. The White House has announced that the Republican administration will stop paying billions […]
10/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “Very proud of my Executive Order which will allow greatly expanded access and far lower costs for HealthCare. Millions of people benefit!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2017 06:27am […]
10/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Health Insurance stocks, which have gone through the roof during the ObamaCare years, plunged yesterday after I ended their Dems windfall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2017 06:18am […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “ObamaCare is causing such grief and tragedy for so many. It is being dismantled but in the meantime, premiums & deductibles are way up!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 08:17pm […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Money pouring into Insurance Companies profits, under the guise of ObamaCare, is over. They have made a fortune. Dems must get smart & deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 08:10pm […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ObamaCare is a broken mess. Piece by piece we will now begin the process of giving America the great HealthCare it deserves!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 06:14am […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats ObamaCare is imploding. Massive subsidy payments to their pet insurance companies has stopped. Dems should call me to fix!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 04:36am […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will end billions of dollars in payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act program, but President Donald Trump has privately told at least one lawmaker that the payments may continue if a bipartisan deal is reached on heath care, according to people familiar with the matter on Capitol […]
10/12/2017
BUSINESS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States’ Trump’s Executive Order on health care seeks to do three main things: allow small businesses more leeway to group together when providing or purchasing insurance, increase the availability and duration of short-term health insurance plans and widen the use of Health Reimbursement […]
10/12/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The time has come to take action to IMPROVE access, INCREASE choices, and LOWER COSTS for HEALTHCARE! ➡️https://t.co/mz5fdveTVh https://t.co/dDZLsKuNSe” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 12:06pm […]
10/12/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. (a) It shall be the policy of the executive branch, to the extent consistent with law, to facilitate the purchase of insurance across […]
10/11/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order Thursday [10-12-17] to initiate the unwinding of the Affordable Care Act, paving the way for sweeping changes to health-insurance regulations by instructing agencies to allow the sale of less-comprehensive health plans to expand. Mr. Trump, using his authority to accomplish […]
10/10/2017
HEALTHCARE: “Since Congress can’t get its act together on HealthCare, I will be using the power of the pen to give great HealthCare to many people – FAST” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 05:30am […]
10/9/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michigan Consumers for Health Care, a nonprofit group, has enrolled thousands of people in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and was honored last year as one of the nation’s top performers — a ‘super navigator’ that would serve as a mentor to enrollment counselors in other states. So the group […]
10/8/2017
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s executive order on health insurance, the most significant step so far to put his stamp on health policy, is designed to give more options to healthy consumers. It also could divide the insurance market in two. The order, to be signed this week, will begin rolling back some requirements […]
10/7/2017
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “I called Chuck Schumer yesterday to see if the Dems want to do a great HealthCare Bill. ObamaCare is badly broken, big premiums. Who knows!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2017 07:17am […]
10/6/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday [10-6-17] eviscerated requirements under the Obamacare law that employers provide insurance to cover women’s birth control, keeping a campaign pledge that pleased his conservative Christian supporters. Administration officials said two new federal rules will let any non-profit or for-profit entity make religious or moral objections to […]
10/5/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The Trump administration is poised to roll back the federal requirement for employers to include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, vastly expanding exemptions for those that cite moral or religious objections. The new rules, which could be issued as soon as Friday [10-6-17], fulfill a campaign promise by President […]
10/4/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “As Congress struggles to reauthorize the broadly popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, states are increasingly concerned lawmakers won’t act quickly enough to help them avoid budget shortfalls and possibly a shutdown of some state programs by year’s end. House and Senate committees both approved packages Wednesday [10-4-17] to renew spending on CHIP, days after […]
9/27/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unwilling to accept defeat, President Trump insisted on Wednesday that Republicans ‘have the votes’ to dismantle much of the Affordable Care Act, and he predicted that the Senate would vote on legislation to do that in the first three months of next year… In the space of 10 minutes, the president said […]
9/27/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Health insurers appeared likely to offer Affordable Care Act plans in all U.S. counties next year, despite months of drama and worries among some state officials about last-minute exits, ahead of a late-Wednesday [9-27-17] deadline. Some major insurers that had signaled that they might pull back, including Cigna Corp. , Health Care Service Corp., […]
9/27/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “We will have the votes for Healthcare but not for the reconciliation deadline of Friday, after which we need 60. Get rid of Filibuster Rule!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 27, 2017 06:36am […]
9/27/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “With one Yes vote in hospital & very positive signs from Alaska and two others (McCain is out), we have the HCare Vote, but not for Friday!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 27, 2017 06:32am […]
9/25/2017
HEALTHCARE/JOHN MCCAIN/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A few of the many clips of John McCain talking about Repealing & Replacing O’Care. My oh my has he changed-complete turn from years of talk! https://t.co/t9cXG2Io86” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 25, 2017 08:24pm […]
9/25/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “The Republicans’ latest effort to repeal large parts of the Affordable Care Act this year suffered a likely death blow Monday [9-25-17], when Sen. Susan Collins’s declared opposition left it without enough votes to pass. With no Democrats expected to support the legislation, Republican leaders can lose no more than two GOP votes […]
9/25/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Republicans pushing a last-ditch effort to topple the Affordable Care Act neared a critical deadline armed with changes to the bill’s text and a new Trump administration analysis aimed at winning over wavering senators… The updated version of the bill sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R., La.), circulating […]
9/24/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Alaska, Arizona, Maine and Kentucky are big winners in the Healthcare proposal. 7 years of Repeal & Replace and some Senators not there.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 24, 2017 05:21pm […]
9/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Alaska had a 200% plus increase in premiums under ObamaCare, worst in the country. Deductibles high, people angry! Lisa M comes through.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 23, 2017 06:13am […]
9/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/RAND PAUL: “I know Rand Paul and I think he may find a way to get there for the good of the Party!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 23, 2017 06:04am […]
9/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Large Block Grants to States is a good thing to do. Better control & management. Great for Arizona. McCain let his best friend L.G. down!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 23, 2017 05:59am […]
9/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/JOHN MCCAIN/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Arizona had a 116% increase in ObamaCare premiums last year, with deductibles very high. Chuck Schumer sold John McCain a bill of goods. Sad” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 23, 2017 05:50am […]
9/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/JOHN MCCAIN/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senator John McCain of Arizona announced on Friday [9-22-17] that he would oppose the latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act, leaving Republican leaders with little hope of succeeding in their last-ditch attempt to dismantle the health law. Mr. McCain, who killed the previous repeal effort with his dramatic ‘no’ vote in […]
9/22/2017
CELEBS/ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTHCAREPRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Jimmy Kimmel targeted President Trump in his latest monologue about health care, which he delivered on his late night show Thursday [9-21-17]… While the Graham-Cassidy bill would keep the requirement that insurance companies offer coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, states would be able to apply for waivers that would allow them to […]
9/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Rand Paul, or whoever votes against Hcare Bill, will forever (future political campaigns) be known as ‘the Republican who saved ObamaCare.’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 22, 2017 05:19am […]
9/21/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Opponents of a Republican plan to dismantle most of the Affordable Care Act are scrambling to ramp up a resistance campaign before a possible Senate vote next week on a bill many never expected would gain traction. With such a narrow window, consumer and other groups are seeking to pressure specific GOP senators […]
9/20/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to hold a vote next week on the latest GOP effort to unwind the Affordable Care Act, his spokesman said Wednesday as Republicans scrambled to secure enough support to pass the bill… After falling short of repealing the 2010 law, known as Obamacare, this summer, Senate Republicans are […]
9/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PHARMA: “The health insurance industry, after cautiously watching Republican health care efforts for months, came out forcefully on Wednesday [9-20-17] against the Senate’s latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, suggesting that its state-by-state block grants could create health care chaos in the short term and a Balkanized, uncertain insurance market. In the face […]
9/20/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senator (Doctor) Bill Cassidy is a class act who really cares about people and their Health(care), he doesn’t lie-just wants to help people!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 20, 2017 08:06pm […]
9/20/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “I would not sign Graham-Cassidy if it did not include coverage of pre-existing conditions. It does! A great Bill. Repeal & Replace.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 20, 2017 06:07pm […]
9/20/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “I hope Republican Senators will vote for Graham-Cassidy and fulfill their promise to Repeal & Replace ObamaCare. Money direct to States!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 20, 2017 07:16am […]
9/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Rand Paul is a friend of mine but he is such a negative force when it comes to fixing healthcare. Graham-Cassidy Bill is GREAT! Ends Ocare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 20, 2017 07:09am […]
9/19/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A last-chance push by Republicans to scrap the Affordable Care Act gained momentum but still faced formidable odds Tuesday [9-19-17], with some key Republican senators wavering in their support days before a possible vote. The latest drive to repeal most of the ACA has the backing of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), […]
9/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Just when the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act appeared to be dead, a last-ditch push to obliterate the law could be nearing a showdown vote in the Senate, and a handful of Republicans insist they are closing in on the votes. The leaders of the latest repeal effort, Senators Lindsey Graham […]