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President-elect Donald Trump has already stepped back from his campaign pledge to entirely repeal Obamacare, saying he'll keep a couple of the law's popular insurance protections. Soon enough, certain governors in his own party can be expected to argue that it would also be smart to retain the law's most successful component: the expansion of Medicaid.
Republican lawmakers have said they plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act when President-elect Donald Trump is in office, with a one or two-year transition period before it takes effect to give customers notice. "The discussion right now about repeal and replacement is making the market very, very nervous.
Already there are tensions between Trump, who's been shaky on the specifics of the 2010 health care law and says he wants to keep the popular parts, and congressional leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan and conservative think tanks who ideologically, almost theologically, oppose anything associated with the Affordable Care Act. They're going to get squeezed in a political vise.
The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it family gatherings and familiar traditions. As you bustle about from place to place, sharing turkey dinners and catching up with loved ones, there's one errand you can avoid - a visit to the Social Security office.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Friday was the latest high-profile person to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but he became the first to get a sharp message from a cast member from the stage. Mike Pence gets earful at 'Hamilton' performance NEW YORK - Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Friday was the latest high-profile person to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but he became the first to get a sharp message from a cast member from the stage.
In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Arron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is the latest celebrity to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but the first to get a sharp message from a cast member from the stage.
Already there are tensions between Trump, who's been shaky on the specifics of the 2010 health-care law and says he wants to keep the popular parts, and congressional leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan and conservative think tanks who ideologically, almost theologically, oppose anything associated with the Affordable Care Act. They're going to get squeezed in a political vise.
In what may be his last significant act as President Barack Obama's surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy released a report Thursday calling for a major cultural shift in the way Americans view drug and alcohol addiction. The report, "Facing Addiction in America," details the toll addiction takes on the nation _ 78 people die each day from an opioid overdose; 20 million have a substance use disorder _ and explains how brain science offers hope for recovery.
By Anthony L Hall Many of my progressive friends are having a hard time coming to terms with Donald Trump as president-elect of the United States. Some are even joining self-flagellating, flash-mob protests, which are springing all over the country, to vent their raging disbelief.
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has offered assurances that people won't be left without health insurance as President-elect Donald Trump and fellow Republicans seek to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. Martinez was attending a meeting Wednesday of the Republican Governors Association in Florida.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meets with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Whatever happened to "if it ain't broke, don't fix it?" Despite support for Medicare - the nation's health-care safety net for its senior population - many tea-leaf readers are predicting that the Yes, he is just the Speaker of the House and Donald Trump is the President-elect.
Even with a presumably business-friendly president-elect in Donald Trump, drugmakers that have been battered by criticism over high prices in the past year are bracing for Republican and Democratic lawmakers to take aim at the industry. Although Trump's brief health plan released last week on his transition's website doesn't mention drug prices, he has previously voiced support for having the government negotiate prices in Medicare, and allowing the re-importation of cheaper treatments from other countries -- two proposals the pharmaceutical industry has long opposed.
Oregon has plenty to lose when it comes to President-elect Donald Trump's vow to change the nation's health care system. His surprise victory threatens state officials' hope of plugging a looming budget hole with $1.25 billion in federal health care reform payments, and his vow to immediately repeal Obamacare creates uncertainty for more than 470,000 Oregonians who received coverage or subsidies under the law.
"What people don't realize is, because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke." - House Speaker Paul D. Ryan , interview with Fox News Channel, Nov. 10 Our eyebrows went up when we saw this quote from Ryan.
Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan chose to run for U.S. Senate to help protect and advance New Hampshire's work on Medicaid expansion, women's health care and a slew of other issues. "I am sure I can find common ground with members of the other party in the Senate as well as President Trump," she told The Associated Press on Friday.
President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan converse about Trump's transition to the White House. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-WI, is giddy about a Republican-controlled White House because it will let him and the Republican majority in Congress wield legislative influence that was previously denied by President Barack Obama's veto pen.
Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday he does not want the new president and Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act unless and until they come up with a replacement that protects Arizonans. Ducey acknowledged that one of the key campaign promises of Donald Trump is to scrap was has become known as ObamaCare.
Republican President-elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail to repeal Obamacare, but making good on that promise may be easier said than done. President Barack Obama's 2010 national healthcare reform law extended medical insurance to 25 million more people by expanding the Medicaid plan for the poor and creating subsidized coverage for individuals.
You don't have to search far on the internet to find budget games that let you try your hand at setting the nation on a sustainable fiscal course. The underlying message is always the same - it ain't easy, especially if you are a rigid political ideologue.
Congressional candidate Chris Peters answers questions from the members of the Burlington Hawk Eye newspaper, Thursday Oct. 27, 2016 in Burlington. Congressional candidate Chris Peters answers questions from the members of the Burlington Hawk Eye newspaper, Thursday Oct. 27, 2016 in Burlington.