Jun 23 LISTEN LIVE: Spicer expected to address Senate health care plan By Associated Press Spicer will begin speaking around 1:30 p.m. ET. Listen live here. Continue reading
Jun 23 Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health plan By Julie Carr Smyth, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The doubts about the latest plan from Washington came from Republicans, Democrats and the nation's one independent governor. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 3:18 Republican senators are privately crafting a health care bill, raising alarm from Democrats By PBS News Hour Republican senators are trying to finish drafting their own health care bill this week as part of the GOP effort to replace the Affordable Care Act, and they’ve been doing it in secret. Democrats like Sen. Claire McCaskill have been… Continue watching
May 31 House GOP health care bill does not deliver on Trump’s promises, poll says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Three in four Americans say they don't think the narrowly-passed bill fulfills most of Trump's promises, according to a poll from Kaiser Family Foundation… Continue reading
May 24 CBO verdict: 51 million uninsured by 2026 under House health care bill By Laura Santhanam As many as 51 million people would lose health insurance coverage by 2026 if the latest Republican effort to overhaul Obamacare becomes law, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest analysis released Wednesday. Continue reading
May 22 As Trump delays health care decision, insurers seek stability By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The uncertainty is leaving the fate of billions of dollars in federal payments in limbo. Continue reading
May 09 Across the country, activists ramp up fight against GOP health care bill By Jessica Yarvin It’s turning into a pattern: House lawmakers return to their districts during their congressional recess for a week or two of constituent outreach, and progressive activists show up to their town halls to protest Republicans’ plans for a health care… Continue reading
May 09 Senate GOP weighs future of Medicaid in health care overhaul By Alan Fram, Associated Press The strategy: "to look at this with fresh eyes and think, 'How do you ensure these people can continue to get coverage,'" Ohio Sen. Rob Portman said. Continue reading
May 05 Trump: ‘Australians have better health care than we do’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump's praise for the Australian system came hours after the U.S. House narrowly passed a bill to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
May 04 Listen to Democrats’ taunts and Republicans’ cheers as health care bill passes By Lisa Desjardins The final call for votes is issued. Democrats loudly respond, mocking Republicans with, “Are you sure?” among other taunts. The gavel falls and Republicans let out a cheer of relief -- one that had been building for eight years. Continue reading