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Trumpcare critics share fear, anxiety

Senator Bill Nelson met with a group of people who would be among those hardest hit if Congress approves a new health care plan that’s expected to come up for a vote this week in the House of Representatives. Senator Bill Nelson met with a group of people who would be among those hardest hit if Congress approves a new health care plan that’s expected to come up for a vote this week in the House of Representatives.

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.

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.

Democrats See Health As Their Issue In 2018

Politico : “With the GOP in charge of Washington – and charging ahead with their own remake of the health care system – the Democratic Party is convinced that the politics of the ever-potent issue is shifting dramatically in their favor.” “House Democrats are angling to make the GOP’s plans to reverse Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion and slash insurance subsidies the defining issue of the 2018 midterms.

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… it’s a debate over Medicaid. That’s because Obamacare mostly turned out to be a big expansion of Medicaid. The health insurance exchanges that were Congress is like a computer system. Its constructs are binary — “0” and “1.” Yes and no. Lawmakers …

Five Provisions of New Healthcare Legislation that Affect Employee Benefit Plans

Early on Thursday morning, March 9, the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would fundamentally restructure the Affordable Care Act . Although much press attention on the legislation has focused on the changes to Medicaid and the individual health insurance market, the legislation reported by the Committee on March 9 makes changes to employer-based insurance coverage as well.

Sunday shows preview: Trump admin makes healthcare pitch

White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney is hitting the Sunday show circuit this week as the Trump administration and GOP leaders ratchet up the pitch for their proposal to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is slated to appear on CNN’s “State of the Union” and ABC’s “This Week.”

Analysis: Arkansas governor’s Medicaid plans uncertain

With fellow Republicans in control of the White House and Congress , Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is hoping to finally get the flexibility to scale back the hybrid Medicaid expansion he inherited that’s covering more than 300,000 of his low-income constituents. But his plans to move 60,000 people off the program and require many of them to work may face a future as uncertain as that of the federal health care law that enabled the expanded coverage.

House GOP health bill would cut women’s services

The proposed bill would prohibit for a year any funding to Planned Parenthood, a major provider of women’s health services, restrict abortion access in covered plans on the health exchange and scale back Medicaid services used by many low-income women, among other changes. WASHINGTON>> Women seeking abortions and some basic health services, including prenatal care, contraception and cancer screenings, would face restrictions and struggle to pay for some of that medical care under the House Republicans’ proposed bill.

Republicans Battle Over Health Care Bill

Conservative Republicans demanded tougher changes Friday in insurance requirements and Medicaid than the House GOP health care bill proposes and warned they’d oppose the legislation if it isn’t reshaped. The White House signaled an openness to negotiate, but there was resistance from House leaders.

.com | House GOP health bill would cut women’s services

Women seeking abortions and some basic health services, including prenatal care, contraception and cancer screenings, would face restrictions and struggle to pay for some of that medical care under the House Republicans’ proposed bill. The legislation, which would replace much of former President Barack Obama’s health law, was approved by two House committees on Thursday.

A Sober Look at Obamacare Repeal and Replacement

… than purchase care. Any reduction in statutory regulatory power is helpful to reduce costs. Further, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Tom Price, has stated that he intends to reduce this burden on his own. Any move in this direction …

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Health care legislation proposed by Republicans to replace Obamacare has received a barrage of criticism from outside conservative groups, as well as a number of prominent members of Republicans’ own caucus, such as Sen. Mike Lee. Many have speculated that the current bill is dead on arrival.

Medicaid’s top doctor defied his department and came out…

The decision to oppose the bill, the American Health Care Act, is a break from other leaders in the Department of Health and Human Services, which has shown support for the bill . “Despite political messaging from others at HHS, I align with the experts from @aafp @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn in opposition to #AHCA,” Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky tweeted.

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.

Republican Obamacare repeal clears first hurdle

… introduce a new, smaller system of tax credits based on age rather than income, and overhaul Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor. The committee, which was looking at the tax-related provisions of the bill, made no changes, …

A look at the opposing sides on the GOP health care bill

President Donald Trump: “We’re going to do something that’s great and I’m proud to support the replacement plan released by the House of Representatives.” Vice President Mike Pence: “I really do believe this is an extraordinarily important moment in the life of our nation, and every American who longs to see us start over on health care reform that will respect the doctor-patient relationship, that will harness the power of the free marketplace to lower the cost of insurance, that will give states freedom and flexibility to improve Medicaid for our most vulnerable citizens can let their voice be heard.”

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President Donald Trump: “We’re going to do something that’s great and I’m proud to support the replacement plan released by the House of Representatives.” Vice President Mike Pence: “I really do believe this is an extraordinarily important moment in the life of our nation, and every American who longs to see us start over on health care reform that will respect the doctor-patient relationship, that will harness the power of the free marketplace to lower the cost of insurance, that will give states freedom and flexibility to improve Medicaid for our most vulnerable citizens can let their voice be heard.”

Obamacare replacement gets boost from House GOP faithful

The American Health Care Act has President Trump’s seal of approval and took its first step on Wednesday at two public hearings toward putting down a conservative rebellion and winning congressional endorsement. In front of hundreds of spectators, Democrats ripped the Obamacare replacement bill as a slapdash effort that will benefit the rich and hurt low-income as well as older Americans.

Republicans push hard for health care bill, though divided

House Speaker Paul Ryan labored to rally divided Republicans behind a high-stakes drive to overhaul the nation’s health care system Wednesday, praising his party’s legislation as “what good, conservative health care reform looks like” as lawmakers cast Congress’ first votes. Republicans who control two crucial House committees – Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce – but hit a torrent of resistance from Democrats who oppose the seven-year GOP effort to unravel former President Barack Obama’s health care law.

The AMA Speaks Out: They Don’t Like RepubliCare Either

While we agree that there are problems with the ACA that must be addressed, we cannot support the AHCA as drafted because of the expected decline in health insurance coverage and the potential harm it would cause to vulnerable patient populations. ….It is important that the amount of credits available to individuals be sufficient to enable one to afford quality coverage.

What doctors think of the Obamacare replacement plan

Titled the American Health Care Act , the bill aims to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, overhauling the existing healthcare system. The bill includes provisions such as allowing people with pre-existing conditions to keep their coverage, so long as they don’t have a lapse in insurance.

Trump riding herd on Congress to pass Obamacare repeal

The House health care bill, dubbed the American Health Care Act , is taking heat from all sides, perhaps a sign that the House Republicans who wrote the plan are in the area of the target. Repeal the mandates but add a one-time 30% premium surcharge for those who had previously failed to buy insurance.