Tag: Affordable Care Act

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, center, says the current system is unsustainable. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Top House conservative: Repeal Obamacare now

Kyle Feldscher · February 26, 2017 4:10 pm

The outline showed the number of people receiving coverage through Obamacare would drop as much as 51 percent in states that didn’t expand Medicaid coverage and 30 percent in those that did. (iStock photo)

Report: GOP healthcare plan would end coverage for millions

Kyle Feldscher · February 26, 2017 3:36 pm

Interviews with members of Congress over the past month highlighted the divisions, which are hanging like a dark cloud over congressional GOP leaders as they try to build consensus around a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act this spring, even as they repeal big parts of the law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans can’t agree on how to replace Obamacare after repeal

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 26, 2017 5:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. Add Medicaid expansion to the list of "Obamacare" provisions that Americans want to keep. That's the conclusion of a new poll, which finds that 8 in 10 U.S. adults say lawmakers should preserve federal funding that has allowed states to add coverage for some 11 million low-income people. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Washington Secrets

Obamascare: 60% of online Obamacare defenders ‘paid to post’ hits on critics

Paul Bedard · February 25, 2017 6:52 pm

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, the head of the National Governors Association, noted that the GOP is trying to reconcile campaign rhetoric about repealing Obamacare. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Governors worried about fate of Medicaid expansion

Robert King · February 25, 2017 5:01 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi slammed a leaked draft plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, saying it cuts coverage and amounts to a tax break for the wealthy. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Obamacare replacement plan “dangerous,” top Democrats say.

Robert King · February 24, 2017 9:31 pm

"Across the country I see a lot of weak-kneed Republicans right now," said Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Conservative lawmaker doubts Obamacare repeal will happen

Robert King · February 24, 2017 8:28 pm

Perhaps the story Beshear has to tell is just that incredible. We'll see. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Beltway Confidential

Rising star? Dems tap 72-year-old former gov to respond to Trump’s Congressional address

David Freddoso · February 24, 2017 5:09 pm

Plan would be paid for by capping the tax break for employer-sponsored coverage. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP Obamacare replacement would roll back Medicaid expansion

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 24, 2017 4:37 pm

Trump's return to the CPAC stage on Friday marked one of the first major political speeches of his month-old presidency. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: GOP has transformed into ‘amazing, strong, powerful’ party

Sarah Bedford · February 24, 2017 4:31 pm

In Kentucky, Beshear established health insurance marketplaces under Obamacare and expanded Medicaid coverage. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Democrats pick pro-Obamacare governor to respond to Trump

Susan Ferrechio · February 24, 2017 4:11 pm

A poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found 48 percent had a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Poll: Obamacare gaining popularity

Robert King · February 24, 2017 3:52 pm