Tag: Affordable Care Act

A vote could possibly come this week. (AP)

Chuck Schumer puts Senate healthcare bill odds at 50-50

Sean Higgins · June 25, 2017 2:20 pm

Sen. Dean Heller's remarks come after a statement of opposition from four conservative senators opposing the bill in its current form. The GOP can afford to lose only two votes if it is to pass the healthcare bill with a simple majority. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Republicans on defense on premiums in new health bill

Robert King · June 25, 2017 4:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will join congressional Republicans in seeking lower healthcare premiums. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fate of Obamacare repeal could be decided in Congress next week

Susan Ferrechio · June 25, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump is setting the stage for the coming debate on the GOP Senate healthcare bill. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump ready to single out GOP senators who oppose healthcare bill

Daniel Chaitin · June 25, 2017 12:37 am

"We've taken Medicare to more than 70 million folks," said Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips. "It was a struggling, frankly failing federal program before this dramatic expansion."(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Koch groups: ‘Immoral’ not to rein in Medicaid expansion

Pete Kasperowicz · June 24, 2017 10:00 pm

Mike Lee Thinks the Healthcare Bill Is a Joke

John McCormack · June 24, 2017 8:48 pm

"Healthcare's a very complicated subject from the standpoint that you move it this way, and this group doesn't like it. You have a very narrow path," said President Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump called healthcare bill ‘mean’ because he wants legislation with ‘heart’

Daniel Chaitin · June 24, 2017 8:17 pm

Gruber argued that insurers exiting Obamacare doesn't "prove a failure," but rather "it just proves it's a new dynamic market." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obamacare architect: ‘Cheating’ will get the Senate healthcare bill a better CBO score

Daniel Chaitin · June 24, 2017 1:31 pm

President Donald Trump signs the "Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017" in the East Room of the White House, Friday, June 23, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump Report Card: Georgia peach of a week

Paul Bedard · June 24, 2017 10:59 am

Sen. Mike Lee wants President Trump to engage South Korea on the case as the nations prepare to address joint concerns with China, North Korea's ally. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Sen. Mike Lee lays out what GOP healthcare bill needs to get his vote

Josh Siegel · June 24, 2017 3:28 am

The former vice president then brought up the opioid addiction epidemic that is sweeping the nation. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Biden on Senate healthcare draft: ‘Bill isn’t about healthcare at all — it’s a wealth transfer’

Mandy Mayfield · June 23, 2017 11:22 pm

The Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Hillary Clinton says GOP will become ‘death party’ if Senate passes healthcare bill

Josh Siegel · June 23, 2017 10:34 pm