Category: US Governors

N.Y. estimates $3.7 billion loss from Obamacare repeal

N.Y. estimates $3.7 billion loss from Obamacare repeal About 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose health insurance, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2hYHdp3 Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff, following the primaries in six states June 7, 2016.

Obamacare’ repeal would hurt millions in NY

… “The cost of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, to state and local budgets and to the New Yorkers who depend on its health care coverage, is simply too high to justify,” “Since its implementation, the Affordable Care Act has become a powerful tool …

The Obamacare debate isna t over

… House, a chorus of voices is urging delay and caution. And it’s true that widespread, sudden disruption of existing health insurance arrangements could short-circuit a workable transition to more market-oriented and less Washington-centric health …

NY estimates $3.7B loss from Obamacare repeal

About 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose health insurance and the state would incur a $3.7 billion budget hit if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act. NY estimates $3.7B loss from Obamacare repeal About 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose health insurance and the state would incur a $3.7 billion budget hit if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act.

Says time is now to protect Medicaid

… coverage.” Gov. Branstad has taken up the national Republican campaign against Medicaid. A campaign that could deny health benefits to millions of children, seniors, working families and people with disabilities. According to the Center on Budget …

In Dem reply, former KY gov says Trump would ‘rip’ away care new

Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear took a populist tenor in Democrats’ formal response to President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress on Tuesday, accusing him of planning to “rip affordable health insurance” from Americans and being “Wall Street’s champion.” Seated at a diner in Lexington, Kentucky, Beshear also assailed Trump for “ignoring serious threats to our national security from Russia, who’s not our friend, while alienating our allies.”

Medicaid expansion, casinos among Hassan’s wins and losses

Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan officially becomes a U.S. senator on Tuesday, ending four years of leading New Hampshire from her corner office. Her two terms in office were marked by accomplishments, including providing subsidized health care to 50,000 low-income people, and by failures, such as her unsuccessful drive to legalize a casino.

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.

Trump ally sparks outrage for wishing for Obama’s death

A Donald Trump ally has ignited widespread outrage after wishing for US President Barack Obama’s death and making racially charged comments about the first lady. Carl Paladino-a businessman who served as a co-chairman of the president-elect’s New York State election campaign-made the incendiary jabs in a year-end feature published on Friday in Artvoice, a weekly newspaper in upstate New York.