Jun 27 Watch 5:35 Lacking enough GOP votes, Senate pushes back health bill By PBS News Hour Republican leaders gave up Tuesday on trying to get a vote this week on the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced a delay until after the July 4th recess after… Continue watching
Jun 27 WATCH: McConnell says 'good progress' made on Senate health bill By Associated Press President Donald Trump invited them to meet after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to delay a vote on a Senate health care bill because there aren’t enough votes to pass it. Continue reading
Jun 27 GOP leaders delay Senate health care vote. What happened? By Lisa Desjardins Senate Republican leaders had hoped to start the voting process for the Better Care Reconciliation Act on Wednesday. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pulled the 142-page bill -- which would make sweeping changes to Medicaid and the Affordable… Continue reading
Jun 27 Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press Senate leaders scrambled to rescue their health care bill, in deepening jeopardy as opposition from rebellious Republicans intensified. Continue reading
Jun 26 GOP leaders add delay penalty for lapsed coverage to health bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Under the new provision, people who've had at least a 63-day gap in coverage during the past year and then buy a policy would face a six-month delay before it takes effect. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 3:55 Senate GOP releases health care bill and battle lines form By PBS News Hour Senate Republicans unveiled details of their health care bill Thursday after weeks of work behind closed doors. The proposal shares some broad strokes with the bill that the House passed in May, drawing unanimous opposition from Democrats and starting negotiations… Continue watching
Jun 22 What's in the Senate Republican health care bill By Lisa Desjardins It's part Obamacare-replace, part sweeping-Medicaid-overhaul. At roughly 10:45 am Thursday, Senate Republican leaders posted their 142-page health care proposal. This is the key starting point. Here is our initial look at what the Senate bill proposes. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Ryan says House wants to move on Iran, Russia sanctions bill By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Senate Republicans are holding a private meeting to hear from leaders about their long-awaited plan for eliminating much of President Barack Obama's health law. Continue reading
Jun 22 AP sources: Senate GOP's reworked health care bill would reshape Obama's law By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press After weeks of closed-door meetings that angered Democrats and some Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell planned to release the proposal Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 21 Senate health-care plan would halt Obamacare penalties, taxes By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Top Senate Republicans prepared Wednesday to release their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law, a proposal that would cut and revamp Medicaid, end penalties on people not buying coverage and eliminate tax increases that financed the statute's… Continue reading