Tag: Affordable Care Act

The centrist Louisiana Republican said the bill would offer protections for people with pre-existing illnesses, passing the "Jimmy Kimmel test." (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Cassidy ‘encouraged’ by healthcare talks, says he could support Senate bill

Kimberly Leonard · June 6, 2017 6:59 pm

"We just don't have time to waste," Spicer said at the White House. "Obamacare continues to collapse." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sean Spicer: Obamacare collapse shows ‘we just don’t have time to waste’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 6, 2017 6:55 pm

The company adds to the growing number of insurers that plan not to participate in the Obamacare exchanges in 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Anthem to exit Ohio’s Obamacare exchange

Kimberly Leonard · June 6, 2017 6:02 pm

"This is an attempt to try to bring us to consensus on the major items," Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the second-ranking GOP senator said after a Tuesday meeting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate group gets healthcare text but doesn’t patch up differences

Robert King · June 6, 2017 5:58 pm

A blueprint to modernize the nation's infrastructure, which Trump is unveiling to compete with the highly anticipated Senate testimony of fired FBI Director James Comey, is among the few arrows the president has left in his quiver. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

As Comey testimony looms, Trump shifts focus to jobs

David M. Drucker · June 6, 2017 4:01 am

Details about the contents of a repeal and replace bill for Obamacare are unclear. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Draft of Obamacare repeal bill is near, amid uncertainty over passage

Kimberly Leonard · June 5, 2017 11:48 pm

Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., also recently have cast doubt over whether the Senate would be able to repeal the healthcare law this year.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Lindsey Graham: No Obamacare repeal this year

Kimberly Leonard · June 5, 2017 10:06 pm

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield's planned exit from Iowa's exchange appears not to be a done deal. The company has publicly listed its recommendations for changes to the market. (Twitter)

Wellmark could change its mind on Obamacare exchange in Iowa

Kimberly Leonard · June 5, 2017 9:24 pm

The job of Republicans, now that voters have handed them control of the federal government, is to govern. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Time to govern, Republicans

Washington Examiner · June 5, 2017 4:03 am

The House version of the bill would replace healthcare subsidies with tax credits and allow states to seek waivers for the Obamacare mandates. The legislation would create high-risk pools for the hard-to-insure.

Senate works to pass Obamacare repeal bill before August recess

Susan Ferrechio · June 5, 2017 4:02 am

Sen. Susan Collins has said she is weighing a gubernatorial run. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Susan Collins supports Indiana-modeled Medicaid expansion for Maine: Report

Kimberly Leonard · June 5, 2017 3:04 am

"I think tax reform is an easier lift," Ron Johnson said. "There are a number of pretty good proposals out there." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ron Johnson: Tax reform an easier lift than healthcare

Robert King · June 4, 2017 5:12 pm