Tag: Affordable Care Act

The West Virginia Republican wants the Senate's healthcare bill to drastically increase the funding to fight opioid abuse and change Medicaid's growth rate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Capito outlines wish list to win her support on health bill

Robert King · June 28, 2017 7:19 pm

The president invited all 52 members of the Republican Senate caucus to the White House on Tuesday to make the case for the Obamacare repeal bill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump previews ‘big surprise’ on healthcare bill

Sarah Bedford · June 28, 2017 6:44 pm

The head of Unite Here was upset with the Democrats for attacking the GOP's repeal legislation as a sop to the wealthiest because, in part, it delays for four years the implementation of a so-called "Cadillac tax" on high-premium health insurance plans. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Unite Here union leader blasts Democrats over Obamacare ‘Cadillac tax’

Sean Higgins · June 28, 2017 5:37 pm

Schumer's call comes a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., postponed a vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Schumer to Trump on healthcare: ‘Let’s turn over a new leaf. Let’s start over’

Al Weaver · June 28, 2017 5:34 pm

"I think we're going to get at least very close and I think we're going to get it over the line," Trump told reporters during a roundtable event on energy at the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump on healthcare bill: ‘I think we’re going to get it over the line’

Alex Pappas · June 28, 2017 4:59 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a key opponent of the Republican healthcare bill, does a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rand Paul outlines his healthcare wish list

Kimberly Leonard · June 28, 2017 4:23 pm

"I will be given a 17 percent tax cut. And the people it's directed at are couples with $250,000 or more of income," said Buffett. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Warren Buffett: Obamacare repeal bills are tax relief for the rich

Matthew Trunko · June 28, 2017 4:11 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn speak with the media after Senate Republicans decided to scrap a vote before the July 4 recess. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Senate healthcare bill is really unpopular: Poll

Robert King · June 28, 2017 2:52 pm

In a brief video, Lena Dunham and other Hollywood stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Jon Hamm urge concerned citizens to phone their senators and tell them to support Planned Parenthood. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Lena Dunham’s latest claim about abortion and human rights is absurd

Nicole Russell · June 28, 2017 2:51 pm

Frustrated, Trump Eyes China Tariffs

Andrew Egger · June 28, 2017 9:00 am

The hysterical claim that a piece of legislation will kill 29,000 people is one that no educated or thoughtful person should take seriously. (Twitter)

Death by legislation? Left-liberal critics just tipped Granny Logic off the cliff

Washington Examiner · June 28, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is among Republicans traditionally skeptical of the surveillance program. More are leery of it now because they believe the Obama administration used it for political purposes, targeting Trump administration officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Conservatives target insurance requirements in Senate health bill

Robert King · June 28, 2017 4:01 am