Jul 25 WATCH: Senate has 'become more partisan, more tribal than at any time I can remember,' McCain says By Alan Fram, Associated Press Applause and whoops greeted Sen. John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, as he returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to vote for moving ahead on legislation to dismantle Obamacare… Continue reading
Jul 25 Senate votes to debate GOP health care bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Tuesday's vote meant the Senate would consider a measure the House approved in May eliminating much of Obama's statute. Continue reading
Jul 25 Think health care was a tight vote? A look back at 5 other squeakers in the Senate By Lisa Desjardins As we await a Senate vote on health care, here are some other notable squeakers in modern Senate history. Continue reading
Jul 25 WATCH LIVE: Senate to vote on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., scheduled the initial vote on beginning debate for Tuesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 20 Trump administration ends Affordable Care Act assistance contracts in 18 cities By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Community groups say the move, announced to them by contractors last week, will make it even more difficult to enroll the uninsured and help people already covered re-enroll or shop for a new policy. That's already a concern because of… Continue reading
Jul 20 GOP senators hunker down for last-ditch push for health care reform By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press Reviving the legislation will require party leaders to win support from at least 50 of the 52 GOP senators, a threshold they've been short of for weeks. Aiming to finally resolve the issue, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'll… Continue reading
Jul 19 Repealing Obamacare would leave 32 million more uninsured by 2026, report says By Associated Press The report from Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst says the measure would cause average premiums for people buying their own health insurance to double by 2026. Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: Trump tells GOP senators no recess until Obamacare is repealed By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press Trump declared "I'm ready to act," putting the responsibility on Republican lawmakers, not himself. Continue reading
Jul 19 Column: My health insurance nightmare and what I'm doing from now on By Ivy Austin All I had wanted to know was my financial liability for a medical procedure. Who wouldn't?… Continue reading
Jul 19 Americans want lawmakers to revise 'Obamacare,' not kill it, poll says By Emily Swanson, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Americans overwhelmingly want lawmakers of both parties to work out health care changes, with only 13 percent supporting Republican moves to repeal "Obamacare."… Continue reading