Mitch McConnell to bring up Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill on Senate floor next week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to bring the latest Obamacare overhaul bill to the floor next week, a McConnell spokesman confirmed.
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Report: Trump Strongly Supports Graham-Cassidy Obamacare Repeal Bill, Would Sign It
President Donald Trump is encouraging the Senate to pass a bill proposed by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (La.) to repeal and replace Obamacare, and one administration official said Tuesday that Trump will sign the legislation if it makes it to his desk.
Senate GOP tries one last time to repeal Obamacare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his leadership team are seriously considering voting on a bill that would scale back the federal government’s role in the health care system and instead provide block grants to states, congressional and Trump administration sources said.
Trump sends warning to gridlocked Republicans by meeting with Democrats
President Trump’s decision to hold White House meetings with Democrats on key agenda items has sent a clear message to the GOP that it needs to get moving or he’ll make deals with the minority party.
Trump admin to cut 90 percent of ACA advertising budget
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will cut advertising for the Affordable Care Act by as much as 90 percent, which health experts say could severely impact the healthcare legislation.
Trump blames Congress for stalled agenda, urges Senate to abolish filibuster rules
President Trump has pinned the blame for his stalled agenda on Congress, chastising lawmakers of both parties who stand in his way and urging the Republican-run Senate to abolish filibuster rules in order to ram though bills for a border wall, tax cuts and a replacement of Obamacare.
Obamacare Enrollment Program Signed Up a Fraction of Those Who Canceled Coverage in 2017
The Affordable Care Act Enrollment Assistance Program helped 14,500 individuals enroll in the Obamacare exchanges, which represented only 0.007 percent of the 1.9 million individuals who decided to drop their Obamacare plan in 2017.
CBO: Premiums would jump 20 percent next year if Trump cuts off Obamacare funds
Obamacare’s gross premiums would rise by an average of 20 percent next year and 25 percent by 2020 if President Trump cuts off payments to insurers, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office.
71% of Cities Will See Double-Digit Premium Increases as More Insurers Drop Out of Exchanges
A majority of cities—71 percent—will see Obamacare premiums rise by double-digits next year as more health insurers drop out of the exchanges, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Democrats, some Republicans fight ‘bailout’ label for Obamacare payments
Democrats and some Republicans are fighting attempts by President Trump to label payments to insurers for lowering deductibles for poor people as ‘bailouts.’
Dems suddenly scrambling to come up with ObamaCare fix
After fighting Republicans tooth-and-nail for years on their plans to repeal and replace ObamaCare, Democrats have in a matter of days started touting a slew of proposals aimed at improving the ailing health care system.
Hopes for Obamacare deal fade in the Senate
Republican senators are still working to revive an Obamacare repeal bill even though some in their own party are starting to doubt anything can be done.
Republicans reject Trump’s call to let Obamacare implode
Republicans in Congress are rejecting President Trump’s call to let Obamacare ‘implode’ after the Senate failed to advance legislation to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
McCain Flips; Obamacare Repeal Collapses on Vote 49-51
A months-long effort by Senate Republicans to pass health legislation collapsed early Friday after GOP Senator John McCain joined two of his colleagues to block a stripped-down Obamacare repeal bill.
After rejection of full Obamacare repeal, Senate Republicans resort to ‘skinny’ version
The push for a ‘clean’ repeal of Obamacare died Wednesday after Senate Republicans were unable to rally the votes, forcing leaders to turn to watered-down proposals that would repeal only some of the onerous parts of the troubled health care law.
Senate Republicans win health care vote, but the fight has only begun
Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to begin the debate on how to overhaul Obamacare, overcoming a series of false starts and setting up a weeklong showdown over options ranging from a full repeal to a complicated Republican replacement.
Trump: ‘Obamacare Is Death’ (Video)
President Donald Trump made use of the bully pulpit on Monday to push for repeal of the Affordable Care Act, proclaiming that “Obamacare is death.”
Trump to GOP senators: Cancel your recess
President Trump told GOP senators at the White House on Wednesday that they should cancel their August recess and not leave town until acting to repeal ObamaCare.
Senate holdouts ‘optimistic’ after late meetings to revive Obamacare replacement bill
Senate Republicans late Wednesday moved to revive legislation to repeal and replace parts of Obamacare, offering changes to the bill in a two-hour meeting with moderate and conservative holdouts that lawmakers said brought them closer to consensus.
McConnell’s New Obamacare Repeal Lacks GOP Votes to Pass
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s new proposal to simply repeal Obamacare appears to already be dead, less than 24 hours after he dropped his replacement plan for lack of support among fellow Republicans.