As Katie reported last evening, the latest Congressional Budget Office score of the House-passed American Health Care Act contains good news and bad news for the GOP. On the bright side, it appears that its central fiscal outcome complies with reconciliation rules, which would allow the process to move forward without a complicated tweak-and-do-over vote […]
House GOP Just Voted to Slash Medicaid — Which Pays for 60 Percent of People in Nursing Homes…
The American Health Care Act, which squeaked through the House of Representatives on Thursday, is terrible for many Americans in many ways. But what’s gotten almost no attention is the horrendous effect it could have on Americans in nursing homes. Daniel Webster, a Republican representative from the 11th Congressional District in central Florida, acknowledged this […]
Watch Members on the Floor of the House Sing ‘Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye’ As AHCA Passes…
The 20 Republican’s Who Didn’t Vote for Repeal…
HEALTHCARE BILL PASSES HOUSE 217 – 213…HEADS TO SENATE…
It wasn’t pretty, but Republicans have finally secured enough votes to pass the American Health Care Act. In a vote of 217-to-213, the House has voted to repeal and replace Obamacare. No Democrats were on board. The legislation passed despite moderate Republicans’ concerns over protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. Rep. Fred Upton’s (R-MI) amendment […]
Last Major Insurer Reportedly Plans to Abandon Most Obamacare Markets Next Year…
One of the consistent and factually-correct refrains from Republican critics of Obamacare — the president especially — is that the current law is failing and getting worse. Democrats inadvertently confirm this reality when they accuse Republicans of “sabotaging” the law by allowing it to be followed as-written. Unstable risk pools disrupted by adverse selection are […]
Bannon Says Ryan’s Health Care Act ‘Written by the Insurance Industry’…
The failure to repeal and replace Obamacare would be a stinging defeat for Trump. But it would be an even bigger defeat for Paul Ryan, who has all but staked his Speakership on passing this bill. And in the hall of mirrors that is Washington, the big winner to emerge out of the health-care debacle […]
House Scraps Vote On Health Care Bill…
House Republicans postponed taking up the American Health Care Act after it became clear that it did not have the votes to pass. Fox News’ Shepard Smith said that a closed door meeting is going to be held around 7 P.M. EST. The bill had a rocky start from the beginning, with Medicaid expansion being […]
After Trump Meeting, House Republicans Tout Change to American Health Care Act…
House Republicans touted amendments to the American Health Care Act, the GOP’s Obamacare replacement, after their meeting with President Donald Trump today. “For weeks now, President Trump has gotten directly engaged in negotiating with our members,” said House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R., La.) at a press conference today. “You saw every element of our […]