Tag: Affordable Care Act

Anthem doesn't seem to be hurting from the likely collapse of a deal. The insurer reported that its first-quarter revenue climbed by 10 percent to $22 billion. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Appeals court upholds rejection of insurance mega-merger

Robert King · April 28, 2017 4:00 pm

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Friday that he's opposed to the House Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, and said the GOP should be working with Democrats as they work to change federal healthcare policy.

Kasich comes out against GOP’s Obamacare repeal bill: ‘I’m not for it’

Kimberly Leonard · April 28, 2017 2:19 pm

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said it wasn't worth risking a vote to partially repeal and replace Obamacare on Friday, because it's not clear they have the votes needed to pass it. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Tom Cole: Closer, but ‘not there yet’ on healthcare

Pete Kasperowicz · April 28, 2017 11:50 am

Obamacare will collapse absent repairs, leaving Americans with ever-rising premiums and few care options — leaving Trump to take the blame. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump pushes Obamacare repeal as law’s popularity improves

David M. Drucker · April 28, 2017 4:01 am

"We're going to go when we have the votes," Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday when asked when the House will pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Why can’t House repeal Obamacare? Because a lot of Republicans don’t want to

Byron York · April 28, 2017 1:51 am

Seven years of rhetoric on repealing replacing Obamacare is meeting the reality of the tyranny of the status quo. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Republicans dogged by tyranny of the healthcare status quo

Philip Klein · April 27, 2017 11:20 pm

Rep. Chris Collins suggested more concessions may be made on the "Medicaid side" to persuade centrists to support the legislation. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

More changes could be made to Obamacare repeal bill to lure centrists

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · April 27, 2017 10:01 pm

And in the time since, those who lost their insurance and their doctor have been able to appreciate how the law caused existing individual market customer's quality of coverage to deteriorate in terms of providers available. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Molina threatens to leave Obamacare exchanges

Kimberly Leonard · April 27, 2017 8:41 pm

Major medical groups say they oppose the American Health Care Act even with the most recent changes. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Doctors, hospitals oppose new Obamacare repeal plan

Kimberly Leonard · April 27, 2017 5:59 pm

Though the Democratic Party may be disciplined in terms of presenting a united message, it has lost its way badly in terms of finding a message that works. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Schumer: Senate Democrats not ready to shut down government over healthcare

Al Weaver · April 27, 2017 5:34 pm

Conventional birth control drugs have been around for decades. They are safe and effective, and women should not be required to visit a doctor and/or get a prescription to get routine birth control.

Beltway Confidential

It’s time to make birth control available over the counter

Hadley Heath Manning · April 27, 2017 4:31 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi argued that President Trump and Republicans in Congress will have "doo-doo stuck to their shoe for a long time" if they pass the revised American Health Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Pelosi: GOP will have ‘doo-doo’ on its shoes if Obamacare repeal passes

Al Weaver · April 27, 2017 4:00 pm