President Donald Trump and Republican leaders say drastic action is needed because the Obama-era health care overhaul is a disaster, with soaring premiums and insurers bailing out. The risk is that the GOP’s “rescue mission” will inflict collateral damage on what’s working and cause new problems.
Category: John Kasich
Conservatives support Medicaid changes to Obamacare plan
An influential bloc of House conservatives backed two proposed changes to the Obamacare replacement plan Thursday, saying it could soften their general opposition to the broader GOP proposal. The Republican Study Committee, which boasts roughly 170 members, wants to freeze Medicaid enrollment under Obamacare’s generous funding rates at the end of this year, rather than letting states herd more people into expanded programs until 2020.
Ohio 33 mins ago 9:44 p.m.John Kasich opposes GOP Obamacare repeal bill because of Medicaid phaseout
Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday became the latest GOP leader to oppose his party’s bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal and replace Obamacare. In theory, Kasich wants to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Report outlines potential impact of healthcare reform on Medicaid
A sobering report to governors about the potential consequences of repealing the Obama-era health care law warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage. The Affordable Care Act has two main components for expanding coverage: subsidized private health insurance available in all 50 states, and an optional Medicaid expansion that has been accepted by 31 states and the District of Columbia.
Governor Kasich Wants To Prevent Millions From Losing Healthcare
… ion on our posting policy. Kasich urges Republicans to work with Democrats rather than throwing 20 million people off health insurance. Too bad he’s in the minority, thus far.
Gov. John Kasich and Rep. Jim Jordan duel over Obamacare repeal on TV
… we will repeal it and replace it with a market centered, patient centered plan that actually brings back affordable health insurance.” Jordan said the House Freedom Caucus – which he co-founded – has worked on a replacement plan with Kentucky GOP …
Report warns of state money fallout from health law repeal
A sobering report to governors about the potential consequences of repealing the Obama-era health care law warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage. The Affordable Care Act has two main components for expanding coverage: subsidized private health insurance available in all 50 states, and an optional Medicaid expansion that has been accepted by 31 states and the District of Columbia.
Under GOP draft of Obamacare repeal plan, a lot of people could lose coverage
… credits are more generous than those laid out in a plan proposed in 2015 by former Representative Tom Price, now the health secretary, they still may not be enough to make coverage affordable for everyone, particularly for older folks, lower-income …
Keep defending Ohio Medicaid expansion, Gov. Kasich: editorial
… Vucci, Associated Press) Gov. John Kasich must stand fast in protecting Ohio’s Medicaid expansion, which provides health care to 700,000 Ohioans – about 100,000 of them in Cuyahoga County, 77,000 in adjoining counties. A test of his resolve could …
Kasich v Tiberi: Who’s Driving Who On ACA?
… last year when he tried for the second time in 16 years to run for president, wants President Barack Obama’s health care law to continue, especially the law’s expansion of Medicaid. Kasich’s concern is to not repeal the Medicaid expansion part …
Without health law, addicts could have the most to lose
A patient gets a check up at at the Manchester Community Health Center in Manchester, N.H., Feb. 8, 2017. As the debate over the fate of the health law intensifies, proponents have focused on the lifesaving care it has brought to people in mental health and addiction treatment, vastly expanding access to those services by designating them as “essential benefits.”
Meet The Republican Governors Who Don’t Want To Repeal All Of Obamacare
… that their state budgets don’t take a hit during the dismantling process. They’re most concerned about Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor that’s run jointly by the states and federal government. As a result of a Supreme Court …
Report cites gains from Ohio’s Medicaid expansion
With President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans planning to repeal Obamacare, Gov. John Kasich’s administration released a report Friday saying that Ohio’s 2014 Medicaid expansion has improved the health and reduced financial hardships for hundreds of thousands of poor Ohioans.