Category: US House of Representatives

HHS nominee Price sees ‘access’ to coverage as health reform goal – Wed, 18 Jan 2017 PST

Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services and one of Congress’s most vehement critics of the Affordable Care Act, told senators on Wednesday that “it is absolutely imperative” for the government to ensure that all Americans “have the opportunity to gain access” to insurance coverage – a more modest goal than the incoming president has set forth in recent days. In a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee committee, Price laid out the central elements of his years-long attempt to replace the ACA along conservative lines.

Trump Nominee to Face Questions About Obamacare, Stock Trades

Democrats plan to make the Georgia Republican, a leading critic of Obamacare who authored his own conservative alternative to the law in Congress, defend his and Trump’s records on entitlement reform and health insurance. While Trump is in sync with Hill Republicans and Price on the need to repeal and replace Obamacare, he has split with his party on some of the details of reform.

Trump’s health pick set to defend investments at U.S. Senate hearing

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary was expected to face hard questions from a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday about his personal stock investments and proposals to dismantle Obamacare. Representative Tom Price, a Georgia orthopedic surgeon who has been in politics for more than 20 years, was chosen by fellow Republican Trump, who will become president on Friday, to head an agency that manages scores of healthcare programs.

Washington Post: A prescription for disaster

… or tighten rules that discourage people from signing up only when they are sick, for example. On top of an improved health care system, the GOP could most likely get some Democratic votes for this approach. If Republicans went on to call that repeal …

Transition Tracker: Health insurance for everybody edition

President-elect Donald Trump now says he wants “insurance for everybody” when Obamacare is replaced, which caused nearly every pundit in Washington and beyond scrambling to figure out what exactly he means. Will everyone get health care? Or will everyone get access to health care? Does that mean it’ll be affordable to everyone? Can he get the Republican Congress unified behind that plan? Trump made waves over the weekend, telling The Washington Post that he wants “insurance for everybody,” and urging Congress to quickly put the replacement plan in place.

Transition Tracker: Health insurance for everybody edition

President-elect Donald Trump now says he wants “insurance for everybody” when Obamacare is replaced, which caused nearly every pundit in Washington and beyond scrambling to figure out what exactly he means. Will everyone get health care? Or will everyone get access to health care? Does that mean it’ll be affordable to everyone? Can he get the Republican Congress unified behind that plan? Trump made waves over the weekend, telling The Washington Post that he wants “insurance for everybody,” and urging Congress to quickly put the replacement plan in place.

Trump’s ‘Insurance For Everybody’ Conflicts With Price’s 2015 Plan

Rep. Tom Price, Donald Trump’s pick as health and human services secretary, presented a healthcare plan in 2015 that would not afford universal healthcare to Americans, a proposal at odds with Trump’s plan to have “insurance for everybody.” The differing proposals have made it difficult for GOP members to move ahead with repealing Obamacare without a precise replacement, Politico reported.

Trump’s ‘Insurance For Everybody’ Conflicts With Price’s 2015 Plan

Rep. Tom Price, Donald Trump’s pick as health and human services secretary, presented a healthcare plan in 2015 that would not afford universal healthcare to Americans, a proposal at odds with Trump’s plan to have “insurance for everybody.” The differing proposals have made it difficult for GOP members to move ahead with repealing Obamacare without a precise replacement, Politico reported.

I-10: Ten Things to Know in New Orleans this Week

That expansion, which took effect last July, has resulted in more than 378,000 newly insured Louisianans, according to figures provided by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals , whose director, Dr. Rebekah Gee, also spoke at the press conference. Refusing the Medicaid expansion was a cornerstone of former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration, while Edwards had made it a campaign plank.

Trump Promises ‘Insurance For Everybody’

President-elect Donald Trump says his proposal to replace Obamacare will guarantee “insurance for everybody” and “great health care” that is “much less expensive and much better.” Here’s more from the Washington Post ‘s interview with Trump : As he has developed a replacement package, Trump said he has paid attention to critics who say that repealing Obamacare would put coverage at risk for more than 20 million Americans covered under the law’s insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion.

Trump: ‘Insurance for everybody’ in plan

President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Barack Obama’s signature health care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing to force drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid.

Trump vows – insurance for everybody’ in Obamacare replacement plan

President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law with the goal of ”insurance for everybody,” while also vowing to force drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid. Trump declined to reveal specifics in the telephone interview late Saturday with The Washington Post, but any proposals from the incoming president would almost certainly dominate the Republican effort to overhaul federal health policy as he prepares to work with his party’s congressional majorities.

Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in ACA replacement plan

President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing to force drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid. Trump declined to reveal specifics in the telephone interview late Saturday with The Washington Post, but any proposals from the incoming president would almost certainly dominate the Republican effort to overhaul federal health policy as he prepares to work with his party’s congressional majorities.

a This experiment has faileda : House charts course to repeal health law

The House cleared the way Friday for speedy action to repeal the Affordable Care Act, putting Congress on track to undo the most significant health care law in a half-century. With a near party-line vote of 227-198, the House overcame the opposition of Democrats and the anxieties of some Republicans to approve a budget blueprint that allows Republicans to end major provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care law without the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.

House votes to begin repealing Obamacare

U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing Democratic President Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance law. A bill repealing Obamacare sits on a desk after being signed by U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 7, 2016.

U.S. House Votes to Begin Repealing Obamacare

U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing repealing Democratic President Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance law. The House of Representatives voted 227-198 to instruct committees to draft legislation by a target date of Jan. 27 that would repeal the 2010 Affordable Health Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare.

IRS letters warn millions over insurance penalty

If you haven’t signed up for health insurance, you may soon be getting a not-too-subtle nudge from the taxman. The IRS is sending personalized letters to millions of taxpayers who might be uninsured, reminding them that they could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars in fines under the federal health care law if they don’t sign up soon through HealthCare.gov.

Battle over Medicaid intensifies

… Cooper, a Democrat, is a native of Nash County, which would benefit greatly from the expansion, according to local health and hospital officials. Nash UNC Health Care is loosing $2 million annually in the Emergency Room alone, hospital CEO Larry …

Personalized IRS letters nudge uninsured to get coverage

If you haven’t signed up for health insurance, you may soon be getting a not-too-subtle nudge from the taxman. The IRS is sending personalized letters to millions of taxpayers who might be uninsured, reminding them that they could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars in fines under the federal health care law if they don’t sign up soon through HealthCare.gov.

IRS letters nudge uninsured to get coverage

WASHINGTON  - If you haven’t signed up for health insurance, you may soon be getting a not-too-subtle nudge from the taxman. The IRS is sending personalized letters to millions of taxpayers who might be uninsured, reminding them that they could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars in fines under the federal health care law if they don’t sign up soon through HealthCare.gov.