Republicans may gut an overlooked provision of Obamacare – …

Despite prior insistence that negotiations over the healthcare bill were over, Politico reported Wednesday that "White House officials" are looking to make "tweaks" to the American Health Care Act to win the votes of holdout conservative members of Congress. Conservatives in the House are upset that the AHCA doesn't do enough to remove insurance regulations imposed by Obamacare, and therefore doesn't do enough to lower premiums.

Senate confirms Trump pick to head Medicare and Medicaid

In this Jan. 10, 2017 file photo, Seema Verma, left, nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, gets on an elevator in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Verma was confirmed by the Senate on March 13. less FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017 file photo, Seema Verma, left, nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, gets on an elevator in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.

GOP senators see CBO report as call to change plan

Some Senate Republican responded to the release of a Congressional Budget Office report Monday -- which found that up to 24 million more Americans would be without health insurance within 10 years under a Republican health care plan --- by saying that they expect the House proposal to be changed in the Senate. "The bill's likely to change in the House and again in the Senate," said Sen. Roy Blunt, a member of the Senate Republican leadership, after the CBO report was released.

Hospitals worry about caring for newly uninsured in GOP plan

When Colorado expanded Medicaid coverage under former President Barack Obama's health care law, the largest provider in the Denver region hired more than 250 employees and built a $27 million primary care clinic and two new school-based clinics. Emergency rooms visits stayed flat as Denver Health Medical Center directed many of the nearly 80,000 newly insured patients into one of its 10 community health centers, where newly hired social workers and mental health therapists provided services for some of the county's poorest residents.

US House panels OK Obamacare replacement after marathon debate

Rep. Mark Meadows, who leads a group of conservative House lawmakers, was home in North Carolina about two weeks ago when he learned details of the emerging Republican health-care plan . What they'll also learn is that the ACA was based on a simple Robin Hood principle of taxing the wealthy to subsidize health insurance for the poor and the sick.

Tax credits work differently in ‘Obamacare’ and GOP plan

Republicans hate "Obamacare," so House GOP leaders freak out whenever their health care bill is compared to President Barack Obama's law. But one reason some conservatives are branding the bill "Obamacare Lite" comes down to the tax credits to help consumers buy insurance.

Anthem endorses Obamacare repeal bill

The CEO of Anthem, one of the nation's largest insurers, has sent a letter to the GOP chairman of two committees in which he backs major elements of a GOP plan to replace Obamacare. From Politico : Anthem, in a letter obtained by POLITICO, endorsed major parts of the repeal bill, known as the American Health Care Act, and urged lawmakers to move the process forward "as quickly as possible."

GOP plan less generous than Obamacare for older Americans

" Republicans hate "Obamacare," so House GOP leaders freak out whenever their health care bill is compared to President Barack Obama's law. But one reason some conservatives are branding the bill "Obamacare Lite" comes down to the tax credits to help consumers buy insurance.

American Health Care Act: Considerations for Employers

On Monday March 6, 2017, the House Republican leadership in the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees unveiled their signature bill to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act . The "American Health Care Act" is an effort to make good on President Trump's promise to dismantle the ACA.

Male Illinois rep asks why men should have to pay for prenatal coverage

In the 27 hours the House Energy and Commerce Committee spent debating Republicans ' Affordable Care Act revision plan, a handful of moments stand out. At the start, Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle was talking with Republican Rep. John Shimkus about his objections to the Affordable Care Act's requirements for health-insurance plans.

‘Junk this cruel bill’: Elizabeth Warren unloads on Trumpcare in epic tweetstorm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren , like a lot of other lawmakers, does not seem to be a fan of the House Republicans' proposed Obamacare replacement program. Warren took to Twitter on Thursday to tear apart the GOP's plan, which early estimates project would throw millions of people off their health insurance.

Del. Governor denounces House GOP plan to repeal ACA

Delaware Governor John Carney says that the House GOP plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have dire consequences for his constituents. In a written statement on Tuesday Carney said the plan would reduce access to health care for Delaware families and "cost Delaware taxpayers millions each year."

Policy Analysts From Left, Right, And Center Criticize House GOP Obamacare Replacement

While House Republicans move forward with the health insurance reform bill that was introduced yesterday to what now seems like undeserved fanfare, health care policy experts from across the political spectrum are speaking out against it: They rarely agree on much, but health care experts on the left, right and center of the political spectrum have found consensus on the House GOP's Obamacare replacement: It won't work. While their objections vary depending on their ideological goals, the newly introduced American Health Care Act is facing an unrelenting wave of criticism.