Category: Healthcare Law

Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in Obamacare replacement plan

Protesters demonstrating support for the Affordable Care Act hold signs and chant in the lobby of Trump International Hotel & Tower at Columbus Circle in New York, Jan. 15, 2017. [Demetrius Freeman 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.

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Charlotte-area supporters of the Affordable Care Act gathered Sunday to speak up for what they called a life-saving law and to speak out against ongoing efforts by the Republican Congress and the president-elect to gut, repeal and eventually replace it. “We stand together today to raise the conscience of the nation and our elected representatives,” Margie Storch of Health Care Justice-North Carolina told about 150 people at the “Save Our Health Care” rally at Marshall Park.

Trump vows – insurance for everybody’ in replacing Obamacare

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 11, 2017. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to replace Obamacare with a plan that would envisage “insurance for everybody,” he said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday night.

ACA rally draws large crowd to Bowie State

Hundreds of people crowded into the ballroom of the Bowie State University student center on Sunday to signal their support for the Affordable Care Act , part of a “national day of action” that brought similar rallies to cities around the country. More people showed up to the Bowie rally than the ballroom at Bowie State could hold.

Diana DeGette, Dems urge supporters to fight repeal of Obamacare

People hold signs and cheer during a rally in the packed auditorium of the Laborers International Union of North America Local 720 offices on Jan. 15, 2017 in Denver. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and other Democratic state and federal lawmakers rallied Obamacare supporters Sunday, urging them to fight against repeal of the law and promising to protect it from Republicans bent on scrapping it.

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Thousands of people are showing up for a rally in suburban Detroit where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak in support of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. It is one of several rallies around the country by Democrats ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Rand Paul discusses Obamacare replacement plans

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday unveiled the broad strokes of his Obamacare replacement package, a measure he again said Republicans must pass “on the same day as we do repeal.” “We’ve had six years to complain and we have complained – I’ve been one of those complaining about Obamacare,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

Rand Paul previews Obamacare replacement plan

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday unveiled the broad strokes of his Obamacare replacement package, a measure he again said Republicans must pass “on the same day as we do repeal.” “We’ve had six years to complain and we have complained — I’ve been one of those complaining about Obamacare,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

Warren Embraces Her Role As Democratic Foil To Trump

Elizabeth Warren is embracing her role as a top Democratic foil to Republican President-elect Donald Trump. The Massachusetts senator penned a scathing 16-page critique of Trump’s education secretary nominee, Betsy DeVos; grilled his pick for housing secretary Ben Carson; and co-sponsored legislation requiring the president to disclose and divest potential financial conflicts of interest.

National View: Economic brinkmanship

On March 4, 1933, at the bottom of the worst financial and economic crisis to afflict the United States since the Civil War, Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as president. Two days later, Roosevelt acted to stanch the collapse by suspending gold payments, imposing a four-day “bank holiday” and arranging emergency assistance for banks when they reopened.

Wolf faces tough second-half fight

For about 45 minutes, the scene at Highlands Hospital on Friday looked like a textbook illustration on how government should work. There was Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf in a conference room, flanked by three local Republican state legislators, listening to doctors, local officials, and a grieving mother discuss how to address the plague of opioid abuse.

Jeff Sadow: Medicaid expansion becomes an obsession

If you agree with the agenda of Medicaid reformers taking power in Washington, Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards and his intemperate chief health bureaucrat say you’re the bad guy. With a mixture of conceit and high dudgeon, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Rebekah Gee declared efforts to repeal Medicaid expansion “irresponsible, inhumane and ill-advised.”

Sewell voices opposition to Obamacare repeal efforts

With a near party-line 227-198 House vote, Congress gave final approval Friday to a budget that will ease passage of a still-unwritten bill replacing President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul with a GOP edition. The budget – the Senate approved it Thursday – bars Democratic senators from blocking that future legislation with a filibuster.

Analysis: Tax cut push comes as budget projected to tighten

After commanding the legislative agenda for six years, Republicans say now is the time to finally enact a major tax cut for Michigan residents. GOP lawmakers pushing to gradually repeal the 4.25 percent personal income tax will confront some stark realities – namely, future budget pressures created by the Legislature itself.

Congress approves budget

Ascendant Republicans drove a budget through Congress on Friday that gives them an early but critical victory in their crusade to scrap President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

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.

The little-known ethics director who took on Trump

It was already a frantic day in the Donald Trump presidential transition: The incoming president had attacked a reporter at a circus-like press conference, and a series of Cabinet confirmation hearings were producing fireworks. Walter M. Shaub, the director of the previously obscure Office of Government Ethics, was speaking at the staid Brookings Institution, and he lit into the incoming president for his plan to separate himself from his business empire.

The Comforting Convictions of Obama’s Farewell Speech

Watching President Barack Obama’s soaring 2008 Democratic National Convention speech in Denver, I never imagined the kind of turmoil his presidency would incite. Almost everything has changed in the subsequent years, and yet his farewell speech to the nation was brimming with the same brand of haughty lecturing.

States – Including West Virginia – Face Questions About Billionaire Leaders

Some of the conflict-of-interest issues swirling around President-elect Donald Trump in Washington are playing out on a smaller scale in West Virginia, where the richest man in the state – an Appalachian coal baron with real estate, resort and farm holdings, too – is about to be sworn in as governor. Democratic Gov.-elect Jim Justice, like Trump, has refused to shed his holdings, giving assurances he can be trusted to act honorably.

The Latest: Reaction split on proposed California budget

Republican state lawmakers are optimistic about Gov. Jerry Brown’s fiscally restrained budget, while Democrats want more spending on social welfare programs. Brown is proposing more than $3 billion in cuts as California faces uncertainty about federal funding under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump .

Paul Ryan surrenders on healthcare repeal: goal now is to repeal/replace ‘concurrently’

Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… That whole repeal immediately, replace later thing-not going so well for Republicans. Paul Ryan admitted as much Tuesday morning, writes The Hill: “It is our goal to bring it all together concurrently,” Ryan told reporters after meeting with House Republicans behind closed doors.

D.C. officials vow to fight for uninsured if Obamacare repeal passes

D.C. officials have vowed not to leave the city’s most vulnerable residents without health insurance if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act, despite the possibility of a $623 million shortfall for health care in the District. As the chairman of the D.C. Council’s newly formed Health Committee, Vincent Gray is uniquely positioned to take the lead in dealing with the aftermath of a dismantled ACA in the District.

Senate Democrats To Hold Late-Night Talkathon Against Obamacare Repeal

There’s little doubt that Republicans are going to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but Democrats want to make it as politically damaging for them as possible. On Monday night, Senate Democrats plan to stay up late, delivering floor speeches and Facebook Live broadcasts attacking the Republicans’ drive to dismantle President Barack Obama’s signature health care law .

Cooper Makes a Colossal Blunder

Roy Cooper spent his last few weeks as governor-elect of North Carolina attacking the state legislature for encroaching on the separation of powers, weakening the rule of law, subverting the will of the voters, and hurrying new policies through too quickly, without adequate discussion or consultation. Roy Cooper then spent his initial few days as governor of North Carolina doing precisely what he’d accused the legislature of doing – and giving himself an unnecessary black eye.

Cooper Makes a Colossal Blunder

Roy Cooper spent his last few weeks as governor-elect of North Carolina attacking the state legislature for encroaching on the separation of powers, weakening the rule of law, subverting the will of the voters, and hurrying new policies through too quickly, without adequate discussion or consultation. Roy Cooper then spent his initial few days as governor of North Carolina doing precisely what he’d accused the legislature of doing – and giving himself an unnecessary black eye.

US Senate to act on Obamacare repeal

The US Senate will take its first steps toward repealing President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform act by the end of the week, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says. “There ought not to be a great gap” between repealing the act and replacing it and that Republicans would be “replacing it rapidly after repealing it,” McConnell told US network CBS.