GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Two more Senate Republicans have declared their opposition to the latest plan to overhaul the nation’s health-care system, potentially ending a months-long effort to make good on a GOP promise that has defined the party for nearly a decade and been a top priority for President Trump. Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Jerry Moran […]
Category: Obamacare(ACA)
7/18/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “As I have always said, let ObamaCare fail and then come together and do a great healthcare plan. Stay tuned!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2017 06:58am […]
7/17/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republicans should just REPEAL failing ObamaCare now & work on a new Healthcare Plan that will start from a clean slate. Dems will join in!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 17, 2017 09:17pm […]
7/17/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “In the end, Republicans relearned a lesson that has bedeviled them since the New Deal: An American entitlement, once established, can almost never be retracted. Since the day the Affordable Care Act passed Congress, Republicans have vowed to overturn it. In the beginning, many voters were with them, handing the Republican Party some […]
7/17/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The White House has met with at least three actual or prospective primary challengers to Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in recent weeks, a reflection of Donald Trump’s strained relations with the senator and the latest sign of the president’s willingness to play hardball with lawmakers who cross him — even Republican incumbents. Flake, a […]
7/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/NEW YORK/OBAMACARE(ACA): “New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman intends to sue the federal government if Republican lawmakers pass proposed legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, his office said on Monday [7-17-17]. Schneiderman’s office said it has identified ‘multiple constitutional defects’ with the Republican healthcare bills. The U.S. Senate is considering legislation to repeal […]
7/17/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Republican efforts to pass a health-care bill have revealed a party fissure on health-related taxes with potentially far-reaching repercussions. In his latest attempt to rewrite President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) retained a 3.8% investment-income tax and a 0.9% payroll tax that apply to individuals earning more […]
7/16/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The condition for which Senator John McCain had surgery on Friday [7-14-17] may be more serious than initial descriptions have implied, and it may delay his return to Washington by at least a week or two, medical experts said on Sunday. The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has already announced that votes on a […]
7/16/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A Republican push to pass a sweeping health-care law experienced another setback as Senate leaders said they would delay a vote set for this week, sparking fresh doubts about whether congressional leaders can muster support for a marquee GOP policy priority. President Donald Trump and party leaders in Congress were hoping the Senate would […]
7/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Next week the Senate is going to vote on legislation to save Americans from the ObamaCare DISASTER. #WeeklyAddress?? https://t.co/xjVDkgo1NK” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, 2017 12:56pm […]
7/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PHARMA/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Two major U.S. health insurance groups on Friday [7-14-17] called on Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to drop from a healthcare bill a provision proposed by Senator Ted Cruz that allows insurers to offer stripped-down, low-cost healthcare plans. ‘It is simply unworkable in any form and would undermine protections for those with pre-existing […]
7/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Nevada officials were stunned last month to learn consumers in most of the state might have no way to get health plans under the Affordable Care Act, because insurers were pulling back from the insurance marketplace… As some insurers announce plans to pull back or exit insurance exchanges, and others seek major rate increases […]
7/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump turned up the heat on Friday [7-14-17] on fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate to pass a bill dismantling the Obamacare law, but with their retooled healthcare plan drawing fire within the party even one more defection would doom it. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has planned for a vote […]
7/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/MIKE PENCE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “.@VP Mike Pence is working hard on HealthCare and getting our wonderful Republican Senators to do what is right for the people.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 03:09am […]
7/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “After all of these years of suffering thru ObamaCare, Republican Senators must come through as they have promised!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 03:07am […]
7/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “So impt Rep Senators, under leadership of @SenateMajLdr McConnell get healthcare plan approved. After 7yrs of O’Care disaster, must happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 03:05am […]
7/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republicans Senators are working hard to get their failed ObamaCare replacement approved. I will be at my desk, pen in hand!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2017 02:57am […]
7/13/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Republican leaders were poised on Thursday [7-13-17] to unveil a fresh proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, revising their bill to help hold down insurance costs for consumers while keeping a pair of taxes on high-income people that they had planned to eliminate. With the revised bill, the majority leader, […]
7/13/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Republican leadership on Thursday [7-13-17] released revised legislation that would topple major parts of the Affordable Care Act, impose steep cuts on Medicaid, and allow insurers to sell cheaper plans that don’t meet the current law’s regulations. The revisions to the health bill unveiled last month aim to bridge a yawning divide between […]
7/12/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) faced intensifying pressure Wednesday [7-12-17] from President Donald Trump, conservative lawmakers and outside groups to push through a health-care overhaul next week, but he appeared to make little progress in bridging the deep divides imperiling his party’s seven-year quest to topple the Affordable Care Act. […]
7/12/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DRUGS/HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is poised to announce a major law enforcement action this week targeting health-care fraud, focusing on opioid treatment programs exploiting Obamacare insurance plans, according to two people familiar with the matter. In what is described as a nationwide sweep with hundreds of arrests being carried out across […]
7/11/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, ratcheting up the pressure on fellow Republicans, set a vote on the GOP health-care bill for next week and delayed the chamber’s August recess to give the party time to seek other legislative wins, even if the health plan stalls. Senate GOP leaders, still working to corral support for […]
7/10/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/WOMEN: “From the obscure perch of a backbench senator’s office, Katy Talento used to warn against what she saw as the health hazards of birth control pills — cancer, infertility and miscarriage. From his post at a Christian legal advocacy group, Matthew Bowman spent years attacking the requirement that most health insurance plans cover contraception […]
7/9/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Republicans returning from a July 4 recess are so divided over a health-overhaul bill that they are also struggling to agree on what to do if they fail to pass their legislation. Some conservative lawmakers say an implosion of the Republican legislation would give them a chance to return to their goal of […]
7/9/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For years, even as a ‘civilian,’ I listened as Republicans pushed the Repeal and Replace of ObamaCare. Now they finally have their chance!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2017 03:07pm […]
7/4/2017
BUDGET/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republican senators are confronting a political challenge that is increasingly hard to ignore as they engage with voters during the July Fourth recess: Under their health-care overhaul, average premiums for a midlevel insurance plan would jump by 20% next January. That means many people who don’t get insurance through work would see their premiums […]
7/3/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Congress is moving to prevent the Internal Revenue Service from enforcing one of the more unpopular provisions of the Affordable Care Act, which requires most Americans to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. The plan is separate from Republican efforts to repeal the health care law, and appears more likely to be […]
6/30/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [6-30-17] called for repealing the Affordable Care Act immediately and replacing it later with another health care plan if Republican senators are unable to pass their bill. ‘If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE […]
6/30/2017
BUDGET/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “President Donald Trump urged U.S. Republican senators on Friday to repeal Obamacare immediately if they cannot agree on a new healthcare plan to take its place. Struggling to get consensus in the party, Republican leaders have set Friday [6-30-17] as the goal for working out changes to Senate legislation that would repeal extensive parts […]
6/30/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2017 05:37am […]
6/29/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday [6-28-17] reiterated a promise to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care reforms by the end of the summer despite uncertainty over whether a Republican bill has enough votes to pass the Senate. In a speech delivered at a Cleveland manufacturing facility, Pence defended the bill, saying […]
6/29/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Two key senators in the Republican effort to pass a health-care bill on Friday [6-30-17] morning called for the White House to intervene with a more aggressive strategy if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t locked in 50 votes by the time lawmakers return from the July 4 recess—and President Donald Trump seemed to […]
6/27/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republican leaders scrambled for support on Tuesday [6-27-17] ahead of a vote to take up legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act, negotiating, pressuring and cajoling Republican senators but preparing for another embarrassing setback for President Trump. Republican leaders seemed to be taking a page from the playbook used to get a bill over the […]
6/27/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A once-quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington on Tuesday [6-27-17], as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all-out attack on the Senate’s embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote. […]
6/27/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Nursing-home executives are intensifying their opposition to the Senate’s health-care overhaul, concerned that the proposed multibillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid would gravely wound the industry. Before Senate Republicans postponed a vote on the legislation Tuesday [6-27-17], a conference call organized by the American Health Care Association drew nearly 800 participants. They were asked to contact […]
6/27/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “I just finished a great meeting with the Republican Senators concerning HealthCare. They really want to get it right, unlike OCare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 27, 2017 05:27pm […]
6/27/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “With ZERO Democrats to help, and a failed, expensive and dangerous ObamaCare as the Dems legacy, the Republican Senators are working hard!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 27, 2017 05:22pm […]
6/27/2017
BUDGET/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will delay the vote on the Republican leadership’s health care bill until after the July 4 recess. McConnell told GOP senators that he wants to make changes to the bill, get a new Congressional Budget Office score and have a vote after the holiday, two sources told CNN. McConnell […]
6/27/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PHARMA: “Senate Republican leaders on Monday [6-26-17] unveiled a new provision in their health bill designed to prod people to maintain their insurance coverage, a tweak made after insurers had complained an initial version of the legislation threatened to undermine the individual insurance market. But industry officials say it isn’t clear how much the new […]
6/26/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “The health care bill unveiled Thursday [6-22-17] by Senate Republicans has been out in the open for less than a week, and there are many obstacles to clear before it can become law: an uncertain Senate vote, a return to the House for final approval, a presidential signature. But in newspapers and on radios […]
6/26/2017
BUDGET/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “In dry, stark language, the Congressional Budget Office on Monday [6-26-17] punctured many of the stated goals for the Republican health care bill. The budget analysis gave Republican senators just a few happy talking points. It found that average insurance premiums would be lower in 2020 than they are today. The bill would reduce […]
6/26/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of people without health insurance by 22 million by 2026, a figure that is only slightly lower than the 23 million more uninsured that the House version would create, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday [6-26-17]. Next year, 15 million […]
6/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMA/OBAMACARE(ACA): “RT @WhiteHouse: FACT: when #Obamacare was signed, CBO estimated that 23M would be covered in 2017. They were off by 100%. Only 10.3M people are covered.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2017 08:30pm […]
6/24/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Democrats slam GOP healthcare proposal as Obamacare premiums & deductibles increase by over 100%. Remember keep your doctor, keep your plan?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 24, 2017 07:51am […]
6/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “RT @WhiteHouse: #Obamacare has led to higher costs and fewer health insurance options for millions of Americans. It has failed the American people.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2017 01:16pm […]
6/26/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PHARMA: “Anthem Inc. (ANTM -1.37%) said it believes that the Senate Republicans’ health bill will bolster the individual insurance market, an endorsement for the legislation as many other insurers have suggested it could undermine the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. In a statement, Anthem said it believed the bill ‘will markedly improve the […]
6/26/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republican Senators are working very hard to get there, with no help from the Democrats. Not easy! Perhaps just let OCare crash & burn!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2017 08:14am […]
6/26/2017
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The Democrats have become nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS, they have no policies or ideas. All they do is delay and complain.They own ObamaCare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2017 07:30am […]
6/25/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he expects to see passage of the Senate Republican’s health care bill as negotiations proceed with the GOP lawmakers who have withheld support. ‘We have a few people that…want to get some points; I think they’ll get some points,’ Mr. Trump said during a Fox News interview aired […]
6/24/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “I cannot imagine that these very fine Republican Senators would allow the American people to suffer a broken ObamaCare any longer!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 24, 2017 03:50pm […]
6/22/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Senate Republicans, who have promised a repeal of the Affordable Care Act for seven years, took a major step on Thursday [6-22-17] toward that goal, unveiling a bill to cut Medicaid deeply and end the health law’s mandate that most Americans have health insurance. The bill would create a new system of federal tax […]
6/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 22, 2017 05:40pm […]
6/21/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Republicans’ plan to pass legislation next week to overhaul the health-care system hung in the balance Wednesday [6-21-17], as at least a half-dozen GOP lawmakers wavered and balked at the push for a quick vote. The opposition is coming both from conservative Republican senators, who believe the proposal doesn’t repeal enough of the […]
6/21/2017
ABORTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Abortion flared up Wednesday [6-21-17] as the latest hot-button issue to complicate passage of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which Senate Republican leaders hope to unveil on Thursday and pass next week. The repeal bill approved last month by the House would bar the use of federal tax credits […]
6/21/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republican Rep. Peter King said Wednesday [6-21-17] that he thinks Senate Republicans’ behind-closed-doors efforts to pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare make it look like they have something to hide. Senate Republicans are pushing for a vote next week on a bill they have yet to release. Lawmakers on both […]
6/21/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Insurance startup Oscar Insurance Corp. said it plans to expand its offerings in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, as insurers face a federal deadline Wednesday [6-21-17] for initial filings to participate in the health law’s exchanges next year. Oscar, which has been under a spotlight partly because of its tie to the […]
6/20/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A growing rift among Senate Republicans over federal spending on Medicaid and the opioid epidemic is imperiling legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act that Senate leaders are trying to put to a vote by the end of next week. President Trump had urged Republican senators to write a more generous bill than a […]
6/20/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration made contested payments to health insurers for the month of June, removing the possibility of an abrupt cutoff just as many insurers make decisions about coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2018. The fate of ‘cost-sharing reduction’ payments, which reimburse health plans for lowering copays and deductibles for […]
6/20/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Democrats are in the midst of trying a procedural Hail Mary to derail the Senate GOP’s bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. It’s a long shot, but Democrats believe they’ve identified an error in the health care bill that would force Republicans to get 60 votes to pass their plan, rather than 51. […]
6/19/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Senate GOP leaders have set a timeline to vote next week on legislation to repeal large chunks of the Affordable Care Act, even though they don’t yet appear to have secured enough support to pass it. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) is intent on keeping pressure on Senate Republicans to move quickly on […]
6/19/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMaCARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Democrats will grind Senate business to a halt in a protest against Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare. Beginning Monday [6-19-17] night, Democrats will start objecting to all unanimous consent requests in the Senate, according to a Democratic aide. They plan to control the floor of the chamber Monday night and try to force the […]
6/16/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A growing number of major insurers are seeking premium increases averaging 20% or more for next year on plans sold under the Affordable Care Act, according to rate proposals in more than 10 states that provide the broadest picture so far of the strains on the marketplaces. As Republicans try to pass a health-care […]
6/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “2 million more people just dropped out of ObamaCare. It is in a death spiral. Obstructionist Democrats gave up, have no answer = resist!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 13, 2017 08:56am […]
6/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “At a time when many health insurers are exiting the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act or thinking about it, one of the top-ranked hospitals in the country is jumping in — and they’re doing it through an alliance with a health insurer co-founded by Ivanka Trump’s brother-in-law, Joshua Kushner. Cleveland Clinic, a […]
6/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Nearly every health group has taken a stand on the Republican legislation to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, but a split among insurance companies, who are arguably most central to the overhaul, has prevented the industry and its powerful lobby from picking a side in the debate. The divisions, along with a desire to […]
6/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told Republican senators lunching at the White House Tuesday [6-13-17] the House-passed health care reform bill he celebrated earlier this year was ‘mean,’ a source told CNN. Trump made clear multiple times that he was pleased that the Senate negotiations appeared to be moving away from where the House […]
6/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Senate Republicans raced Tuesday [6-13-17] to bridge divisions over rickety insurance markets and billions of dollars in insurance subsidies in their pursuit of a health-care deal. While President Donald Trump predicted a deal would emerge, hard work remained behind the scenes. Much of this week’s negotiations have focused on specific measures to help shore […]
6/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMCARE(ACA): “State officials and public-health groups are pushing the Senate to preserve billions of dollars that go to local health programs, from vaccines to antismoking campaigns, that would be halted under the House Republican bill to topple the Affordable Care Act. Officials from states led by both parties are rattled because the House-approved health-care overhaul […]
6/12/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Ohio’s influential Republican governor, John R. Kasich, said on Monday [6-12-17] that he could accept a gradual phaseout of the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, but only if Congress provides states with more money than the House health care bill included and more flexibility to manage the health program for the […]
6/12/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iowa officials are seeking federal permission to implement a plan that would alter major aspects of the Affordable Care Act in the state, an effort that will draw close attention from other states facing a meltdown of their health-insurance marketplaces next year. Trump administration officials said they were aware of the Iowa […]
6/12/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Donald Trump’s top campaign promise of repealing Obamacare remains unfinished as the President heads into Washington’s sweltering summer months. With the Republican Party’s most pressing undertaking stuck in limbo, GOP senators and aides are beginning to wonder about one undesirable outcome: that the Senate takes a vote on a health care bill in […]
6/11/2017
DRUGS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The nation’s worsening opioid crisis has become another sticking point in Republican plans to dismantle major portions of the Affordable Care Act, with key GOP senators hesitating to support a bill that could threaten addiction treatment for millions of people. Several provisions of the ACA, also known as Obamacare, allowed millions of Americans seeking […]
6/8/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Obamacare markets are undergoing a slow-motion meltdown as Republicans stoke a climate of uncertainty while struggling to agree on their own plan for overhauling American health care. The steady march of insurers that have announced plans to exit marketplaces in recent weeks leaves Obamacare customers in wide swaths of the country with potentially no […]
6/7/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Republican senators are likely to keep a key Obamacare provision intended for people with pre-existing conditions as they craft their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The move, however, could infuriate conservatives in their own ranks and set up a showdown with the House of Representatives, perhaps endangering the entire […]
6/5/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Senate Republicans return to the daunting task this week of crafting a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — but both in private and in public, senators and their aides are expressing little sign of progress or reason for confidence that they can make good on their campaign promise. Behind the […]
6/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Hundreds of miles from the health care debate that will begin again this week in Congress, lobstermen here are out in force, bees are furiously pollinating the state’s famous blueberries and part-time workers are preparing for another summer tourist season. As a result of their short-term spike in income, many of Maine’s working class […]
6/1/2107
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/WOMEN: “The Trump administration has drafted a sweeping revision of the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate that could deny birth control benefits to hundreds of thousands of women. The new rule, which could go into effect as soon as it is published in the Federal Register, greatly expands the number of employers and insurers […]
6/1/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Senate Republicans set on reworking the Affordable Care Act are considering taxing employer-sponsored health insurance plans, a move that would meet stiff resistance from companies and potentially raise taxes on millions of people who get coverage on the job. The move could raise billions in revenue that could be used to help stabilize the […]
5/28/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “I suggest that we add more dollars to Healthcare and make it the best anywhere. ObamaCare is dead – the Republicans will do much better!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 28, 2017 06:57pm […]
5/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Shortly after President Trump took office, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, met privately with his colleagues to discuss the Republican agenda. Repealing the Affordable Care Act was at the top, he said. But replacing it would be really hard. Mr. McConnell was right. The many meetings Republicans held to discuss […]
5/25/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “The Republican senator who made headlines for insisting the GOP health care bill pass the ‘Jimmy Kimmel test’ said the health care replacement plan does nothing to address President Donald Trump’s past pledges for comprehensive care. ‘We have to, if you will, fulfill President Trump’s campaign promise,’ Sen. Bill Cassidy told CNN’s Chris Cuomo […]
5/24/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “A bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would cause 23 million people to lose healthcare coverage by 2026 while de-stabilizing health insurance markets in some states and making it hard for sick people to buy insurance, a budget watchdog agency said on Wednesday [5-24-17]. The Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan group of experts who […]
5/24/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “When Republicans in the House of Representatives voted narrowly to repeal and replace Obamacare earlier this month, they weren’t entirely sure of the bill’s impact on the deficit or on the millions of Americans who gained coverage through the health reform law. Three weeks later, they’re about to find out. The Congressional Budget Office, […]
5/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Monday [5-22-17] to delay ruling on a lawsuit that could determine whether the government will continue paying subsidies under the Affordable Care Act to health insurance companies for the benefit of low-income people — effectively prolonging uncertainty that is already rattling the health […]
5/22/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s budget that is expected to be unveiled on Tuesday [5-23-17] will include $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid — a move that underscores the President’s resolve to significantly downsize the federal program even as Republican lawmakers are clashing over the issue in Congress. The $800 billion reduction, confirmed to CNN […]
5/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “In defending their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Republican leaders in Congress argue that the insurance marketplaces created by the law are failing. They aren’t completely wrong… The Republican plan to replace Obamacare would do little to stabilize the exchanges. But there is a better way to provide insurance to the 11 […]
5/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “More than a dozen Democratic attorneys general on Thursday [5-18-17] sought to intervene to defend a key part of the Obamacare healthcare law — subsidy payments to insurance companies — which is under threat in a court case. The 16 attorneys general, led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General […]
5/15/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Senate negotiators, meeting stiff resistance to the House’s plans to sharply reduce the scope and reach of Medicaid, are discussing a compromise that would maintain the program’s expansion under the Affordable Care Act but subject that larger version of Medicaid to new spending limits. With 62 senators, including 20 Republicans, coming from states […]
5/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Republican senators are grappling this week with how they can find consensus between their moderate and conservative factions on health care while still managing to get the 50 votes they need to gut the Affordable Care Act. It’s tough math and although it is early in the process, so far the GOP’s health care […]
5/7/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich slammed the GOP health care bill on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ Sunday [5-7-17] morning, calling it ‘inadequate’ and saying his party was ‘trying to fulfill a campaign promise’ in pushing it through. The former presidential candidate said Medicaid covers 700,000 people in his state, a third […]
5/7/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is hoping to harness insurance-market woes in some states to help lift the GOP’s health-care measure over the remaining hurdles in Congress, a strategy that reflects President Donald Trump’s own high-stakes approach to deal-making. With the House GOP health bill now before the Senate, White House aides say their […]
5/7/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Republican Senators will not let the American people down! ObamaCare premiums and deductibles are way up – it was a lie and it is dead!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2017 07:49am […]
5/5/2017
FAKE NEWS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Why is it that the Fake News rarely reports Ocare is on its last legs and that insurance companies are fleeing for their lives? It’s dead!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 06:29pm […]
5/5/2017
FAKE NEWS/HEALTHCARE/MEDIA/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Wow,the Fake News media did everything in its power to make the Republican Healthcare victory look as bad as possible. Far better than Ocare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 06:22pm […]
5/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Of course the Australians have better healthcare than we do –everybody does. ObamaCare is dead! But our healthcare will soon be great.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 02:13pm […]
5/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday to defend remarks he had made about healthcare during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. During a photo shoot with Turnbull, Trump told the prime minister that he didn’t need to tell him about the US healthcare system under the […]
5/5/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Big win in the House – very exciting! But when everything comes together with the inclusion of Phase 2, we will have truly great healthcare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 07:52am […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Hospitals, doctors, health insurers and some consumer groups, with few exceptions, are speaking with one voice and urging significant changes to the Republican health care legislation that passed the House on Thursday [5-4-17]. The bill’s impact is wide-ranging, potentially affecting not only the millions who could lose coverage through deep cuts in Medicaid or no […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “It was a GREAT day for the United States of America! This is a great plan that is a repeal & replace of ObamaCare. Make no mistake about it.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 09:55pm […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/IRS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/RELIGION/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty’ The order eases IRS enforcement of the Johnson Amendment, which bans churches from engaging in political speech. It also gives relief to companies that disagree with the Affordable Care Act mandate on contraception in health care coverage. Although the order shows Trump delivering on a […]