Tag: Affordable Care Act

Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of the bill's sponsors, says the bill has a slew of options that would allow states to take care of people with pre-existing conditions. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Obamacare overhaul leaves pre-existing conditions up to states to handle

Robert King · September 20, 2017 9:28 pm

"They're not taking care of you," Kimmel said. "They're taking care of the people who give them money like insurance companies." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Jimmy Kimmel says Graham-Cassidy is a gift to the insurance lobby. The health-insurance lobby opposes Graham-Cassidy.

Philip Wegmann · September 20, 2017 8:13 pm

"To best serve every American, we need both a strong private market and an effective role for and partnerships with government," Marilyn Tavenner, president and CEO of AHIP, wrote. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Health insurers oppose Graham-Cassidy bill, citing single-payer concerns

Kimberly Leonard · September 20, 2017 7:56 pm

Writing at the liberal news outlet on Tuesday, Sarah Kliff describes Graham-Cassidy as the "the most radical" of all the GOP health bills introduced this year. Kliff laments that Graham-Cassidy would repeal the individual mandate, would remove the requirement for private insurers to offer plans to those with preexisting conditions, and would replace the current Medicaid payment system with block grants to states. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Vox.com inadvertently makes the case for the Graham-Cassidy health bill

Tom Rogan · September 20, 2017 6:11 pm

Many libertarians, apparently now including Sen. Rand Paul, won't make deals and won't take partial victories even when it advances their principles. That's why they don't move up in local politics; they don't play well with others and negotiate. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Rand Paul’s Obamacare absolutism shows why libertarians are still irrelevant

Ron Meyer · September 20, 2017 6:00 pm

"It's certainly frustrating to have to mobilize every couple of months to keep our leaders from inflicting real human suffering on our constituencies." (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Barack Obama: Republican efforts to overhaul Obamacare ‘aggravating’

Melissa Quinn · September 20, 2017 5:42 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to bring the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare overhaul bill to the floor next week.

Mitch McConnell to bring up Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill on Senate floor next week

Al Weaver · September 20, 2017 5:31 pm

Paul Ryan promises action on Senate-passed healthcare bill

Susan Ferrechio · September 20, 2017 5:28 pm

Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers are blasting Republicans' last hope at dismantling Obamacare. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Blue Cross Blue Shield slams Obamacare overhaul

Robert King · September 20, 2017 5:09 pm

Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Dean Heller, R-Nev., met with President Trump and top White House officials a week ago to discuss their plan to attain the 50 votes necessary in the Senate to replace the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photos and Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

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Graham-Cassidy Obamacare overhaul merely passes the healthcare buck to the states

Capri Cafaro · September 20, 2017 5:02 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., dubbed the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill a "stinkaroo." (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Nancy Pelosi: Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill a ‘stinkaroo’

Al Weaver · September 20, 2017 4:43 pm

FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon said, "Although this amendment fails to meet more than seven years of promises to repeal ObamaCare and does not truly represent an approach grounded in the principles of federalism, there is a path to win our support." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Tea Party group signals tepid support for Senate Obamacare overhaul bill

Susan Ferrechio · September 20, 2017 4:24 pm