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 26 CBO: 22 million people would lose insurance under Senate health care bill By Laura Santhanam The bill was released last Thursday, and GOP leaders are pushing for a final vote this week. Continue reading
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 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 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 2:28 Will the Senate’s health care proposal sway key Republicans? By PBS News Hour Republican Senate leaders plan to release their proposal for health care on Thursday after weeks of work behind closed doors. The Washington Post reported a draft largely mirrors the House version, but with some notable changes. Hari Sreenivasan learns more… Continue watching
Jun 19 Democrats say Republicans reshaping health care in secret in Congress By Alan Fram, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will need to win the votes of 50 of the 52 GOP senators to push the bill through the Senate. It remains unclear if he'll be able to write legislation that will attract enough votes. Continue reading
Jun 15 How lack of transparency became ‘regular order’ on Capitol Hill By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Congressional history has repeated itself as Senate GOP leaders write their health care bill. How did secrecy and transparency become "regular order" on Capitol Hill?… Continue reading
Jun 13 What’s at stake for children’s health care? By Laura Santhanam Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and the Children’s Health Insurance Program combined have helped usher in near-universal health care coverage for kids, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. But now children's advocates fear those programs… Continue reading