Tag: Affordable Care Act

Sen. Ted Cruz said the Congressional Budget Office would not have time, with the Senate expected to vote on a healthcare bill next week, but pointed out that the Department of Health and Human Services did its own assessment. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Cruz: Amendment to Senate health bill would lower premiums, giving GOP a ‘big win’

Mandy Mayfield · July 22, 2017 10:26 pm

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Saturday, July, 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Trump report card: Rock bottom with Obamacare fail, Sessions hit

Paul Bedard · July 22, 2017 4:00 pm

President Trump hammered Senate Republicans Saturday over the need to repeal and replace Obamacare before moving onto other policy reforms. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump cracks the whip on healthcare: ’52 Republican senators’ must act

Anna Giaritelli · July 22, 2017 1:13 pm

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, who did not set a timeline for debate on the measure, told a group of reporters in the Capitol Monday that a procedural vote to begin debate on the measure could happen as early as Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Next week: Healthcare, border wall and a fight over war powers

Susan Ferrechio · July 22, 2017 4:01 am

The Senate is advancing the healthcare bill through reconciliation, which requires only a simple majority of votes for passage but also has strict rules attached to it, including that changes to law can apply only to budget items, revenue, and spending. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Parliamentarian rules health bill’s Planned Parenthood defunding, 6-month waiting period don’t meet 51-vote requirement

Kimberly Leonard · July 21, 2017 11:06 pm

"Frankly, as the president said, any senator who doesn't vote to begin the debate is essentially telling the American people that theyâre fine with Obamacare," Vice President Mike Pence said. "And that's just unacceptable." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mike Pence: ‘Congress needs to do their job’ on Obamacare

Kimberly Leonard · July 21, 2017 7:02 pm

The GAO looked at four states that expanded Medicaid: Iowa, New York, Washington, and West Virginia. It found that in 2014, 1 in 3 expansion enrollees got behavioral health treatments. (AP Photo/Michael Noble)

Medicaid expansion boosted mental health coverage in four states

Robert King · July 21, 2017 5:52 pm

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney dismissed an upcoming CBO analysis widely expected to conclude that more Americans will be uninsured under a proposal to dismantle Obamacare. He said that the score wasn't fair because it used methodology from former Obamacare architect Jon Gruber. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Former CBO directors strike back at criticisms of agency

Robert King · July 21, 2017 3:11 pm

Sen Ted Cruz, R-Texas, lashed out at Senate Republicans on Friday for their inaction in healthcare reform legislation. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Ted Cruz warns: Failure to act on Obamacare will hurt GOP in 2018

Anna Giaritelli · July 21, 2017 1:08 pm

Congress too often makes the mistake of blindly following projections of the Congressional Budget Office that later prove to be grossly inaccurate. (AP)

Reps. Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan: The truth behind the CBO

Rep. Mark Meadows, Jim Jordan · July 21, 2017 11:00 am

So What Comes Next on Health Care?

John McCormack · July 21, 2017 10:05 am

Obamacare Kept Alive

Michael Ramirez · July 21, 2017 6:00 am