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 The GOP health bill has big tax cuts for rich, not much for others By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Millionaires would get tax cuts averaging $52,000 a year from the Senate Republicans' health bill while middle-income families would get about $260, according to a new analysis of the foundering bill. Continue reading
Jun 27 Major veterans' groups voice concern over Senate health bill By Hope Yen, Associated Press Major veterans’ organizations are voicing concerns about a Senate GOP bill to repeal the nation’s health care law, fearing the impact of rising insurance costs and worried the underfunded Department of Veterans Affairs won’t be able to fill the coverage… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 4:22 Untangling politics of health care, Russian interference By PBS News Hour The Republican base is prioritizing repealing the Affordable Care Act above potential consequences of the current proposal, which the Senate is expected to vote on this week, says NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield. On the health care debate and… Continue watching
Jun 23 The nation's biggest drug lobby remains silent on GOP health care bill By Laura Santhanam PBS NewsHour Anchor Judy Woodruff interviewed PhRMA's Stephen Ubl on Friday at the 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Continue reading
Jun 22 Small GOP opposition puts Senate health care bill in jeopardy By Associated Press Their opposition puts the bill in jeopardy, since Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can lose only two Republican senators and still pass the legislation. Sen. Rand Paul says he and three other GOP senators oppose the bill as it's written. 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 Watch 9:47 For vulnerable Californians, expanded Medicaid is a lifeline at risk of being cut By Cat Wise, Jason Kane Fourteen million Medicaid recipients could lose their health coverage under the GOP House Obamacare replacement bill, and reports suggest the Senate version would make even deeper cuts. California, where 1.2 million residents gained health insurance under the Medicaid expansion, stands… Continue watching
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