Obamacare
The latest on the Affordable Care Act.
“If that’s what it takes to get an agreement, that’s what we’ll have to do.”
“You’ve got to be willing to accept that there’s a trade-off here.” —Craig Garthwaite
The Affordable Care Act didn’t, either.
Obamacare’s taxes on the wealthy might be here to stay.
The Republican plans would drive that number way up.
Here’s how it works.
Conservatives are justifying savage Medicaid cuts by denying its benefits.
“I know McConnell hates losing.”
Press secretary Sean Spicer says 28 million are uninsured under Obamacare. He doesn’t mention the GOP bills make that problem worse.
The debate is on pause, but it’s far from over.
Donald Trump won the battle. The Republican Party won the war.
The bill doesn’t have the votes, and Sen. Mitch McConnell admitted it.
“This actually makes me think the bill is more likely to pass.”
The CBO says “few low-income people would purchase any plan” under GOP health bill.
And as soon as next year, 15 million more Americans would be uninsured.
The Better Care Reconciliation Act asks low- and middle-income Americans to spend significantly more for less coverage.
The bill contains new penalties for uninsured Americans.
The new Senate health care bill, in full.
They describe it as “a giant step in the wrong direction.”
A key senator has preexisting conditions rules in his sights.
The tax cuts for 400 wealthy families are the budgetary equivalent of ending Medicaid expansion in four states.
The Senate is giving one week’s time to consider a bill that would cause millions to lose coverage.
“I’m an advocate of market-based universal coverage.”
“Inequality brings out the worst in us.”
Insurers have been muted in public criticism of the Republican bill. A leaked email, however, tells a different story.
A six-month waiting period for Americans who fail to maintain continuous coverage could come as early as Monday.
Breaking down the health care bill and everything else that mattered.
Half of Americans also said they would be better off if Obamacare remained the law of the land.
Everyone from Mitch McConnell to Donald Trump have declared Obamacare dead. One problem: It’s not, and won’t be unless they kill it.
That’s according to a former Republican congressional aide.
You can’t just get rid of the unpopular part of Obamacare. Here’s why.
Wouldn’t it be easier just to cut taxes?
“Obviously, we’ve got a lot to look at.”
It’s not complicated. Just cruel.
Democracy dies in darkness, but the GOP thrives in it.
“We won.”
“I haven’t seen it.”
“We’re not necessarily bleeding-heart liberal.”
Can a kid criss-crossing the Senate in Velcro shoes make a difference?
”Republicans are making a mistake.” — columnist Philip Klein