Aug 10 Trump taunts McConnell over failed attempt at health care reform By Alan Fram, Associated Press In President Donald Trump's shot at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, he wrote on Twitter, "Senator Mitch McConnell said I had 'excessive expectations,' but I don't think so. After 7 years of hearing Repeal & Replace, why not… Continue reading
Aug 10 Trump administration’s actions raise health insurance premiums, study says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Researchers from the Kaiser foundation looked at proposed premiums for a benchmark silver plan across major metropolitan areas in 20 states and Washington, D.C. Overall, they found that 15 of those cities will see increases of 10 percent or more… Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump pushes back on McConnell claim of ‘excessive expectations’ on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump is using Twitter to take a whack at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for saying the president had "excessive expectations" about how quickly Congress could act on uprooting the Obama health care law. Continue reading
Aug 01 President Trump on tricky legal ground with ‘Obamacare’ threat By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump's threat to stop billions of dollars in government payments to insurers and force the collapse of "Obamacare" could put the government in a tricky legal situation. Continue reading
Aug 01 Despite Trump’s prods, Senate GOP sees no path on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Senate Republicans think it's time to leave their derailed drive to scrap the Obama health care law behind them. And they're tired of the White House prodding them to keep voting until they succeed. Continue reading
Jul 31 After failed Senate vote, will Congress give these new health care ideas a chance? By Alan Fram, Associated Press They have iffy prospects at best, and there were no signs Monday that GOP leaders have chosen a fresh pathway after last week's collapse of their struggle to repeal and rewrite the statute. Continue reading
Jul 31 White House says Trump to decide soon on ending health payments By Hope Yen, Associated Press The White House is insisting that the Senate resume efforts to repeal and replace the nation's health care law, signaling that President Donald Trump stands ready to end required payments to insurers this week to let "Obamacare implode."… Continue reading
Jul 28 ‘Obamacare’ repeal reeling after Senate defeat By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump's agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama's health care law after a night of high suspense in the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jul 28 Senate defeats ‘skinny repeal’ of Affordable Care Act, sending health care reform back to committee By Erica R. Hendry Three Republicans -- Sens. John McCain, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins -- voted with Democrats on the key amendment, putting the bill to rest after hours of debate. Continue reading
Jul 27 Ryan says House is willing to negotiate final health care bill with Senate By Associated Press Ryan's announcement Thursday evening is meant to ease doubts among Senate Republicans about voting for a minimal repeal bill. Continue reading