Tag: Affordable Care Act

President Trump's healthcare bill, narrowly approved by the Republican-led House this month, is mired in low approval ratings, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trumpcare becoming more unpopular

Robert King · May 25, 2017 6:22 pm

Staffers will start writing their own version of legislation to replace Obamacare during the week-long Memorial Day recess, according to Sen. Ron Johnson. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate starts writing health bill

Robert King · May 25, 2017 5:25 pm

Blue Cross Blue Shield on Thursday requested rate increases of 22.9 percent for plans that it would offer on the Obamacare exchange in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Blue Cross says North Carolina rate hike would fall to single digits with insurer payments

Kimberly Leonard · May 25, 2017 3:39 pm

The recommendations from America's Health Insurance Plans had been requested by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. (AP Photo, File/Cliff Owen)

Insurers send wish list to Senate

Kimberly Leonard · May 25, 2017 3:27 pm

Ryan believes it's more important for Republicans to find a way to fix a collapsing insurance market than worry about the hits they're bound to take and leave the law untouched. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Paul Ryan: Republicans have a moral obligation to repeal and replace Obamacare, can’t let it collapse

Emily Jashinsky · May 25, 2017 3:14 pm

Lawmakers should keep in mind that the number of people with coverage, while an important metric, isn't necessarily the right one to gauge the success of any health reform law. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz, File)

Beltway Confidential

Many of the people who will ‘lose coverage’ under Obamacare repeal will choose to do so

Hadley Heath Manning · May 25, 2017 2:02 pm

House Republicans cheer for Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., after the House pushed through the American Health Care Act. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

On the healthcare bill, nothing to CBO here

Sally Pipes · May 25, 2017 1:44 pm

Congressman Dave Brat, R-Va., answers a question during a town hall meeting. Town halls have become even more contentious since the House passed their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare -- so lawmakers are avoiding them. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Congress dodging town hall meetings over Memorial Day break

Al Weaver · May 25, 2017 4:01 am

"I don't agree with them that waivers will destabilize it," MacArthur said. "I think waivers will cover people with pre-existing conditions because they will have to create risk pools." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rep. Tom MacArthur blasts CBO’s score of health bill

Robert King · May 24, 2017 11:54 pm

People who need coverage for maternity care would need to pay extra under a bill passed by the House to repeal and replace Obamacare. (iStock)

CBO: Maternity coverage would cost $1,000 extra each month with Obamacare repeal

Kimberly Leonard · May 24, 2017 11:12 pm

Democrats will hold town hall meetings next week to rally against GOP efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. Congress is set to depart for the week-long recess at the end of the week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Chuck Schumer: CBO report shows Trumpcare is a ‘nightmare’

Susan Ferrechio · May 24, 2017 9:49 pm

The report's release comes as senators debate how to craft their own healthcare bill, and GOP members have said they will view it as a guide to inform their ideas. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

CBO: 23 million uninsured but $119 billion deficit with revised healthcare bill

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · May 24, 2017 8:37 pm