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Backlash throws last-ditch Obamacare repeal effort into doubt
Opponents of the proposal seized on its plan to overhaul Obamacare’s subsidized insurance and Medicaid expansion and replace those with block grants.<p>Republicans hoping to jam a last-minute Obamacare repeal plan through the Senate are confronting a rising tide of opposition as health care groups, …
PoliticsThe staggering hypocrisy of Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham
Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator holding a safe seat in Louisiana, could easily have spent the past six months imitating his state’s other senator by basically lying low and voting for whichever health care bills leadership puts in front of him. But Cassidy was a medical doctor before he was a …
PoliticsHow Obamacare repeal came back with a fury
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> Republican senators couldn't escape the question as they shuffled to the Senate floor for votes Monday night. Would they support the Graham-Cassidy bill, perhaps their last chance to overhaul Obamacare?<p>It's a repeal-and-replace proposal that less than a week ago seemed dead on …
U.S. CongressYou Need to Hear What Mike Pence Is Telling Republicans Right Now About the Future of Obamacare
After an attempt at repealing and replacing Obamacare this summer which ended in a last second, midnight defeat for Republicans, the GOP is starting …
Mike PenceRepublicans Eye Last-Ditch Attempt to Repeal Obamacare, Again
Just two weeks ago, the forecast for Republicans was bleak: the GOP had dramatically failed to repeal Obamacare earlier in the summer, and reports of …
Affordable Care ActSister Carol Keehan: Graham-Cassidy health care plan ‘disastrous’
Any fan of American horror knows that savvy survivors never count the guy with the mask out no matter how often he has been beaten down, blown up or …
A GOP senator is trying to stop Democrats from being the unintended winners of a repeal and replace of Obamacare
WASHINGTON — Amid the ongoing debate to once again attempt a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, one Republican lawmaker wants to tack on an amendment that would prevent individual states from using block grant funds to implement their own single-payer healthcare system.<p>Louisiana …
States' RightsGraham-Cassidy Health Care Bill: What you need to know
Cassidy's office released its own estimates. <i>Massachusetts</i> takes the hardest hit with a more than $5 billion loss in funding. Overall, Southern states that did not expand Medicaid are poised to receive more in federal funding.<p>SOURCE: Estimated federal funding change, in 2026 (in $millions)<p>The bill …
PoliticsRepublicans take aim at their own constituents' health care
Yesterday morning, many involved in the health care debate were keeping an eye on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R). The thinking was, if the Republican …
Bill CassidyGOP governors back latest ObamaCare repeal bill
A group of 15 Republican governors is urging the Senate to pass the latest ObamaCare repeal legislation, saying the bill would give more power to the …
Asa HutchinsonThe bipartisan effort to fix Obamacare just collapsed
Negotiations between GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander and Democrat Sen. Patty Murray on a bipartisan bill to stabilize the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges collapsed Tuesday, Alexander said.<p>"Senator Murray and I had hoped to agree early this week on a limited, bipartisan plan to stabilize 2018 …
BusinessKimmel suggests Graham-Cassidy health care bill fails 'Kimmel Test'
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> Comedian Jimmy Kimmel tweeted a Washington Post editorial on Monday that argued the Senate's new health care bill fails the "Kimmel Test" -- a reference to the comedian's emotional late-night monologue about how the Affordable Care Act carried protections that helped save his son …
Jimmy KimmelThis New Healthcare Bill Wreck Lives in Exchange for, What, Exactly?
Let us stipulate right at the beginning that, if you put the menu for Chinese takeout in front of the president* and wrote “Obamacare Repeal” across the top, he’d sign it. So let’s take him out of the whole equation. The tragedy is that, once you do that, you are left with the inescapable …
Health CareThere will be a huge number missing from the CBO's score of the newest GOP healthcare bill
The Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) Obamacare repeal bill is on a mad blitz through Congress.<p>Since its introduction last Wednesday, the bill has gained steam and is now being rushed to the floor before a September 30 deadline for Republicans to pass the bill with a majority vote.<p>Among the …
BusinessKasich, Sandoval, Alaska governor oppose new ObamaCare repeal bill
A bipartisan group of governors including Republicans John Kasich (Ohio) and Brian Sandoval (Nevada) is urging the Senate to reject the latest …
John Bel EdwardsThe Latest Obamacare Repeal Bill Doesn’t Include Opioid Funding Once Deemed Critical
GOP leadership had previously set aside $45 billion in additional funds to fight the epidemic. Now it’s gone. But Republicans may back the bill anyway.<p>When Senate Republicans first began crafting legislation aimed at repealing and replacing Obamacare, a few reluctant members demanded that any final …
Shelley Moore Capito'Fiscal Conservatives' Make Their Priorities Clear With Defense Bill
Republicans rubber-stamped $700 billion for defense – twice as much as the government would save with Obamacare repeal<p>On Monday night, the Senate …
PoliticsGOP House Members From New York Won’t Happily Vote for Graham-Cassidy Bill
For proponents and opponents of the Graham-Cassidy health-care bill, all eyes are on the Senate presently, for the obvious reason that this dubious …
PoliticsPence: Trump Admin Fully Behind Graham-Cassidy Repeal Package
The White House supports the newest repeal package making its way through the Senate and has actively lobbied for its support, according to reports …
ElectionsSenate’s Three Health-Care Proposals: A Guide
Since GOP effort to repeal ACA failed, senators pitch widely different options<p>Since the Republican effort to repeal and replace most of the Affordable Care Act faltered in July, three major efforts have emerged in the Senate as lawmakers seek a path forward. They include a final effort to repeal …
Health CareHealth benefit offers from small businesses keep vanishing
Only half of America’s smallest businesses now offer health coverage to their workers because many say steady cost hikes have made it too expensive to afford a benefit that nearly all large employers still provide.<p>The Kaiser Family Foundation said Tuesday that 50 percent of companies with three to …
Health CareHere are the GOP senators that could decide the fate of the last-ditch Obamacare repeal bill
It's crunch time for Republicans — again — on another healthcare bill, and it appears the party is right on the edge of passage in the Senate.<p>The latest, and likely last, chance the GOP has to repeal and replace Obamacare (for at least a while) is the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson legislation. The …
BusinessWhy John Kasich Is Fighting the New Health-Care Bill
It threatens the failed Medicaid expansion he championed in Ohio.<p>If Republicans measured politicians’ success by how many people they added to the …
Conservative ViewHow we can salvage free market health care out of the wreckage of Obamacare
How to save free market health care out of the ruins of Obamacare<p>Posted September 19, 2017 02:52 PM by Daniel Horowitz<p>vladm | Getty Images<p>Font Size<br>• A<br>• A<br>• A<p>…
Health CareThe Senate GOP Tries and Tries Again on Obamacare
A last-ditch Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act seems to be picking up steam, and once again the stage is being set for another potentially dramatic Senate showdown. Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:<p><b>TOP STORIES</b><p><b>The Senate GOP Tries and Tries Again on Obamacare</b><p>Remember …
Award ShowsDid Democrats jump the gun with single-payer splash?
There's second-guessing inside the party about Bernie Sanders' timing as Republicans take aim again at Obamacare.<p>Last week, a group of Senate Democrats rallied behind single-payer health care at a splashy press conference. This week, the same group is scrambling to beat back the GOP's latest …
Bernie SandersWhy We Remain Positive On ADP
ADP has had a good start to its fiscal 2018. While the company’s fiscal 2017 performance was mostly in line with its guidance and market expectations, its stock reached an all-time-high of more than $120 per share after the release of the results, as investor Bill Ackman bought a large stake in the …
Stocks3 Republican senators targeted in Graham-Cassidy ad
A six-figure TV ad campaign launches today against Sens. Murkowski, Collins and Capito, Axios has learned, as Republicans are moving quickly on yet …
Health CareLatest Push for a Health-Law Repeal Picks Up Speed in the Senate
McConnell says talks for a vote to scrap most of the Affordable Care Act are under way, but challenges linger<p>WASHINGTON—A last-chance push by Republicans to scrap the Affordable Care Act is gaining momentum but still faces formidable odds because some key moderate GOP senators are wavering in their …
Affordable Care ActGroup says new health proposal cuts West Virginia Medicaid
A nonprofit West Virginia research group says the latest attempt by U.S. Senate Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act would cut the state's …
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