Tag: Affordable Care Act

Seema Verma said she believed there should be a mechanism for people in poverty can pay for coverage, but suggested it occur through the private market. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

CMS chief hints at changes to Medicaid

Kimberly Leonard · May 30, 2017 3:01 pm

Seema Verma initially raised doubts about the Congressional Budget Office's ability to accurately score legislation, before saying that the Senate's version should be the focus. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

CMS chief: House GOP Obamacare replacement plan ‘outdated’

Kimberly Leonard · May 30, 2017 2:47 pm

The problem facing GOP lawmakers like Sen. Orrin Hatch is that if they want to eliminate those $700 billion in taxes as part of tax reform without adding to the deficit, they would have to do so by eliminating a proportionate amount tax breaks. (AP Photo, File/Cliff Owen)

Medical groups worried about closed-door talks on Obamacare repeal

Kimberly Leonard · May 30, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. John McCain's frustrations with Republicans' opaque process in developing a healthcare proposal delighted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate faces shrinking timeline for Obamacare repeal

Robert King · May 30, 2017 4:01 am

MacArthur's resignation happened at their Tuesday meeting, sparking talks about what's next for the group and how they should operate now that at least one major battle on healthcare is behind them. (Joe Lamberti/Camden Courier-Post via AP, FILE)

Tuesday Group regroups after MacArthur resignation

Al Weaver · May 29, 2017 4:01 am

The CBO estimated 23 million more Americans would be without insurance in just under a decade, compared to staying the course by keeping Obamacare in place. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Dems looking to batter GOP on healthcare with CBO analysis

Todd Shepherd · May 28, 2017 6:29 pm

Cassidy is pushing his bill that he co-wrote with Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a fellow Republican, in the upper chamber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bill Cassidy: Senate healthcare bill will address the needs of families

Todd Shepherd · May 28, 2017 4:59 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, center, speaks during a news conference on the American Health Care Act in Washington on March 7. Some on the Left are distorting the less-than-reliable Congressional Budget Office's projection that 23 million fewer people will be insured under the American Health Care Act than if Obamacare were left alone. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congress, be bold on Obamacare. It’s what you’re there for.

Washington Examiner · May 26, 2017 4:01 am

After Greg Gianforte, right, allegedly beat a journalist, Democrats called upon House Speaker Paul Ryan and the the National Republican Campaign Committee to renounce the special-election candidate.

Gianforte assault charge makes Montana a tougher Trump test

W. James Antle III · May 25, 2017 10:35 pm

Lately, Ryan has been striking an optimistic tone on the potential for tax reform in the coming months despite strife that has plagued healthcare in past months since the House passed the American Health Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hospitals urge Senate not to cut Medicaid

Kimberly Leonard · May 25, 2017 9:54 pm

Lawmakers say states need flexibility, but they also say more money is needed to provide a safety net to ensure sick customers can get affordable coverage. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

GOP senators call for more risk pool funding in Obamacare repeal

Robert King · May 25, 2017 9:27 pm

After tough findings from the Congressional Budget Office, senators are examining what other options they have to guarantee coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators looking at other options for pre-existing conditions

Kimberly Leonard · May 25, 2017 6:50 pm