WASHINGTON — If President Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wisconsin, had paid attention to Mitt Romney, they could have avoided the fiasco of their now dead and unmourned health-care bill. They would not now face a situation in which both of them are being blamed because they both deserve to be. And the […]
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Trump’s gamble on health care failed
WASHINGTON — In a week that felt like a month, Americans got a clear view of Donald Trump’s governing style and also of his fabled dealmaking approach. Or rather, I should say, Trump got a good sense of what governing is like — hard, hard, hard. And it’s bound to get more difficult given the […]
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Politicians don't understand the reality of poverty
Suddenly, there was just blood everywhere. It erupted from my father’s mouth as we sat watching television. I was still struggling to process this horror when my mother, too shaken to drive, asked me — 17 years old and still on my learner’s permit — to get us to the emergency room. Somehow, we made […]
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CBO says 14 million will lose coverage in 1st year under GOP health bill
WASHINGTON — Nonpartisan analysts project that 14 million people would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama’s health care law. The estimate is a blow to Republicans. Monday’s estimate by the Congressional Budget Office says there would be 24 million more people uninsured by 2026 than under current law. […]
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GOP mulls ‘repairing’ Obamacare law it vowed to repeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are increasingly talking about repairing President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a softer tone that comes as their march to fulfill a keystone campaign promise encounters disunity, drooping momentum and uneasy voters. GOP lawmakers insist they haven’t abandoned their goal of repeal, though they face lingering disputes about whether that should […]
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Sen. Susan Collins introduces Obamacare alternative
As the new Republican administration targets repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Maine’s senior senator took a major step Monday to offer a replacement plan. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins introduced The Patient Freedom Act of 2017 with her Republican colleague Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, modeled in part on a bill they pushed two years ago […]
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Congressional analyst warns 18 million would lose insurance after ACA repeal
WASHINGTON — Insurance premiums would soar for millions of Americans and 18 million more would be uninsured in just one year if Republicans scuttle much of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul without a replacement, Congress’ budget analysts said Tuesday. Spotlighting potential perils for Republicans, the report immediately became a flashing hazard light for this […]
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Susan Collins backs health care plan that allows Obamacare to survive
A week after casting a vote that may spell doom for the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins proposed a replacement plan that would allow states to keep President Barack Obama’s signature program alive. Collins said she will introduce legislation soon with a Louisiana colleague that “would allow states to have more choices” than […]
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Donald Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ after Obamacare repeal
President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing to force drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid. Trump declined to reveal specifics […]