Mar 10 Watch 6:02 House Budget chair predicts success for GOP health bill By PBS News Hour Before the House Republican’s health care plan can receive its final vote in the House of Representatives, it needs to clear one more hurdle. Judy Woodruff speaks with Tennessee Rep. Diane Black, chair of the Budget Committee, about the bill’s… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 3:47 House GOP drives health care bill through committees while key Republicans raise objections By PBS News Hour While two House committees worked through the night to pass the GOP health care bill in party line votes, party leaders aimed for the big picture. Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi decried the lack of analysis yet by the CBO, and… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:35 How the Republican health care bill would change federal funding for Medicaid By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 3:45 Medicaid cuts are ‘going to affect everyone,’ insurance CEO says By PBS News Hour Dr. Mario Molina of Molina Healthcare, an insurance executive whose business is focused on Medicaid patients, is concerned about the way the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will not only affect patients on Medicaid, but cause major… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 3:18 Battle over GOP health care bill begins with review of the nitty-gritty By PBS News Hour The Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act officially began its journey through Congress, as two committees started drafting details. Pushed by GOP leaders and the White House, the bill faces opposition from Democrats, conservative critics and powerful interest… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 5:06 How will new GOP tax credits compare with health insurance premiums? By PBS News Hour Under the new Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, tax credits would assist uninsured people to buy coverage. But the criteria that determine eligibility is shifting, with age becoming a greater factor than income. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 6:48 Sen. Lankford: Trump tax records not relevant to Russia probe By PBS News Hour The first public hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was announced by the House Intelligence Committee, while Senate Democrats have called for a special counsel. Republican Sen. James Lankford, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch How would the American Health Care Act affect cost and access? By PBS News Hour The House bill that Republicans plan to pass to replace the Affordable Care Act keeps some of the most popular provisions of the law, but it does not mandate coverage and shifts how the government would provide financial help. John… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 6:28 How the Obamacare replacement will test Republicans By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join John Yang to discuss the origin of and fallout from President Trump’s recent wiretap accusations, as well as how Republican lawmakers and President Trump will have to… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Republicans plan key changes on subsidies, Medicaid for ACA replacement By PBS News Hour Republican lawmakers released their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Monday evening. Proposed changes include ending direct government subsidies in favor of tax credits, ending penalties of the individual mandate and phasing out the expansion of… Continue watching