… you didn’t already have the damage, the destruction, the harm created by Obamacare driving premiums up, distorting health-care markets and health-insurance markets,” Johnson added, referring to the fact that it would have been easier to repeal the …
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Republican Senator: Democrats should help us replace Obamacare
… you didn’t already have the damage, the destruction, the harm created by Obamacare driving premiums up, distorting health-care markets and health-insurance markets,” Johnson added, referring to the fact that it would have been easier to repeal the …
Perry Stein
… a partner. “I have some very serious concerns about Trump,” said Swindell, who started Stanton Healthcare, a women’s health facility with multiple locations that does not offer contraception or abortions. “I am a feminist.” The Women’s March has a …
Republican senator would let states keep Obamacare if they want
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy is making an offer to Democrats he hopes they won’t refuse: If their states like Obamacare, they can keep it. A doctor who worked for decades in charity hospitals and clinics before joining Congress, Cassidy plans to introduce soon an updated version of his health care plan aimed at giving states flexibility to keep Obamacare, nix it entirely or transition to a new system of health savings accounts and automatic health plan enrollment.
Price attempts to reassure on health care; Dems not buying it
Offering reassurances, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary said Wednesday the new administration won’t “pull the rug out” from those covered by “Obamacare.” Democrats were unimpressed, noting a lack of specifics.
Chuck Schumer Contracts Harryreiditis; Ridiculously Claims Tom Price May Have Broken The Law
Yesterday, I wrote about the lame CNN story that’s one of the “raises questions” variety that is long on supposition and short on facts. Leave it to Democrats to make the entire scenario even more stupid with Senator Chuck Schumer suggesting Rep. Tom Price broke the law with a humungous purchase of twenty-six shares of stock.
Letter: Portman has key role in vote
… years to develop an alternative to the Affordable Care Act that would maintain the patient protections and access to health services for millions of Americans. So far, all they can offer is repeal and debate. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, might be an …
Will Brownback fill revenue pothole?
… that good (even great) politics and good government aren’t the same. Good government keeps the schools, roads, health care, and the poor taken care of. Good politics boils down to not inconveniencing your voter base. That’s something that is a …
Obamacare repeal: Is there room for bipartisan compromise
As Republican leaders in Congress scramble to come up with a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, they are quickly resurrecting America’s decades-long health care debate, in all its complexities. But it’s not clear which direction Congress and the country are headed.
Obamacare repeal: Is there room for bipartisan compromise
As Republican leaders in Congress scramble to come up with a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, they are quickly resurrecting America’s decades-long health care debate, in all its complexities. But it’s not clear which direction Congress and the country are headed.
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.
Ohio lawmakers take up the fight for and against Obamacare: Ohio Politics Roundup
Longtime Columbus-area congressman Pat Tiberi, who chairs the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will play a key role in the upcoming Obamacare drama. His subcommittee oversees many facets of Obamacare, including those that pertain to Medicare.
Write the Power: NY District 21 march draws hundreds in support of Affordable Care Act in Canton
… asking Democrats to make Sunday the “first stand” in what could be a bruising legislative battle over health care in 2017. “I feel that people need health care and I think the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, is a really …
North Country activists rally against ACA repeal
That summed up the message of demonstrators outside the Durkee Street office of U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro. here Sunday; they gathered to protest her part in congressional Republicans’ push to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Elizabeth Warren: The GOP’s strategy for Obamacare? Repeal and run.
Republicans in Congress have complained about health care in America, heaping most of the blame on President Obama. Meanwhile, they’ve hung out on the sidelines making doomsday predictions and cheering every stumble, but refusing to lift a finger to actually improve our health care system.
Questions surround proposal to consolidate school health benefits
Little information is available on the potential effects for tens of thousands of teachers of consolidating their health insurance into a single statewide system. Gov. Sam Brownback included the health insurance proposal in his budget this week, in hopes of saving the state $40 million in fiscal 2018 and twice as much in years after that.
News 11 mins ago 4:23 p.m.Vets exposed to contaminated water may now apply for disability benefits
… “to receive the care and benefits they earned.” Beginning in March, the disability benefits may supplement VA health care already being provided to eligible veterans who were stationed at the Marine base for at least 30 cumulative days between Aug. …
Sanders gets ‘Four Pinocchios’ for Obamacare repeal tweet about 36K deaths
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received a fact-check smackdown from the Washington Post on Saturday for his statement claiming 36,000 more Americans would die annually if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. ThinkProgress published a story arguing that nearly 30 million people would lose health insurance if Obamacare is repealed and one in every 830 of those people would die because of repeal, leading to just under 36,000 people who could die every year because they don’t have insurance.
Titanic took lives; Medicaid expansion saves them
… More than 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank in 1912. In contrast, more than 150,000 Kansans could get health insurance through Medicaid expansion. Not only could this coverage help them live healthier and more productive lives, it could save …
Titanic took lives; Medicaid expansion saves them
… More than 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank in 1912. In contrast, more than 150,000 Kansans could get health insurance through Medicaid expansion. Not only could this coverage help them live healthier and more productive lives, it could save …
Americans overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders’ economic…
… a majority of Americans (58 percent) support the idea of replacing the Affordable Care Act with a federally funded health care system (including four in 10 Republicans!), while only 22 percent of Americans say they want Obamacare repealed and don’t …
Americans overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders’ economic…
… a majority of Americans (58 percent) support the idea of replacing the Affordable Care Act with a federally funded health care system (including four in 10 Republicans!), while only 22 percent of Americans say they want Obamacare repealed and don’t …
Replacing Obamacare may take longer than some in GOP desire
… his inauguration. Republicans want a fast-track repeal of Obamacare, but fully scuttling and replacing the landmark health care law may take longer than some want and may require several steps that could stretch out months or years. This is the …
Replacing Obamacare may take longer than some in GOP desire
… his inauguration. Republicans want a fast-track repeal of Obamacare, but fully scuttling and replacing the landmark health care law may take longer than some want and may require several steps that could stretch out months or years. This is the …
Vets exposed to contaminated water may now apply for disability benefits
… “to receive the care and benefits they earned.” Beginning in March, the disability benefits may supplement VA health care already being provided to eligible veterans who were stationed at the Marine base for at least 30 cumulative days between Aug. …
The House just took another major step toward repealing Obamacare
… us the tools we need for a step-by-step approach to fix these problems and put Americans back in control of their health care.” The vote had a sliver bit of doubt after Sen. Rand Paul tried to bring together Republicans to reject the bill over …
U.S. House votes to begin repealing Obamacare
… about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing President Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance law. The House voted 227-198 to instruct committees to draft legislation by a target date of Jan. 27 that would …
GOP House Takes Next Step Toward Taking Healthcare Away From Millions
… way for ACA repeal, “despite lingering wariness from the rank-and-file about proceeding without a plan to replace the health law,” as Politico reported . The Senate passed its version of the resolution in the wee hours of Thursday. The legislation …
Montana would feel pain of ACA repeal
Montana Medicaid Who are 61,233 Montanans that enrolled in Medicaid under the HELP Act between Jan. 1 and Nov. 15, 2016? According to data from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services: 66 percent are extremely poor with incomes below 50 percent of poverty.
Sen. Alexander: Congress Needs to – Rescue’ 11 Million Americans on Obamacare Before Repealing It
The Affordable Care Act , commonly known as Obamacare, should be repealed and replaced, but only after Congress “rescues” the 11 million Americans who currently buy health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges, Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander said in a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday. President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have both said that Obamacare should be repealed and replaced ” simultaneously ” or ” concurrently “.
politicsSenators Take the First Step Toward Obamacare RepealWhile you slept. Ed Kilgore
… amendments as non-germane to a budget resolution (most of them actually sought to safeguard this or that program or health-care service from being cut or eliminated in the subsequent reconciliation bill). That meant 60 votes were needed to waive the …
Democrats, GOP members blast Republican senators’ efforts to dismantle health care
Republicans in Congress rammed through a budget resolution on Wednesday night to force both the Senate and House of Representatives to begin repealing large parts of the Affordable Care Act. In the process, Democrats forced Republicans to block measures that would protect Medicare, Medicaid, mental-health services and womens’ access to health care.
The Senate Just Took Its First Step Toward Repealing Obamacare
The Senate early Thursday passed a measure to take the first step forward on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, responding to pressure to move quickly even as Republicans and President-elect Trump grapple with what to replace it with. The nearly party-line 51-48 vote came on a nonbinding Republican-backed budget measure that eases the way for action on subsequent repeal legislation as soon as next month.
Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process
The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing President Barack Obama’s signature health insurance program. File Photo: A boy waits in line at a health insurance enrollment event in Cudahy, California March 27, 2014.
With pizza and Red Bull, Senate settles in for a long battle over Obamacare
Senate Democrats might not be able to stop Republicans from tearing up President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, but they were seeking late Wednesday to make it as uncomfortable as possible. Taking advantage of an arcane Senate tradition known as a “vote-a-rama,” party leaders were prepared to go late into the night to force Republicans to take votes on popular provisions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, warning that the party could spark chaos by repealing the legislation that has extended health insurance to millions.
Sen. Blumenthal on Sessions’ Character: He’s – Well Respected and Liked in the U.S. Senate’
… nce me that he will be a real champion and zealous advocate for civil rights and liberties and a protector of women’s health care and religious freedoms,” Blumenthal said.
marathon votes
… wastes money. That’s not attacking Medicaid-that’s attacking the men and women and children who rely on it for their health care. And guess what, Sen. Hatch, many of those people ARE working in jobs that pay too little to allow for health insurance. …
Sen. Angus King again credits insurance with saving his life
Without health insurance as a young man, U.S. Sen. Angus King might never have had the chance to serve the state of Maine as its governor and senator. As a 29-year-old Senate aide, King beat a dangerous form of skin cancer – malignant melanoma – that was discovered during a routine checkup he may never had found had he lacked insurance.
Senate splits 49-49 on amendment based on Trump’s entitlements campaign promise
An amendment drafted by Sen. Bernie Sanders , using language that Donald Trump used to assure voters he would not cut Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security, won 49 votes Tuesday , with Sen. Susan Collins joining every Democrat and independent to vote yes. Sanders was clear on the purpose of the amendment, one of several messaging efforts that have become part of the 115th Congress’s slow-motion debate over repealing the Affordable Care Act.