by Mikhail Timonin In 2010, Barack Obama’s administration passed the controversial Affordable Care Act, or ‘Obamacare’, which aimed to provide coverage for the uninsured and to control premiums. Although, it did provide the coverage, it was done with the government forcing many to get insurance or face a penalty. Artificially forcing people to pay for…
Kevin Daley – A coalition of insurance companies told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government must pay out $12 billion to help defray losses incurred on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges. – The ACA included a risk-sharing mechanism, which provides the government “shall pay” insurers to help cover any losses. – Congress…
On Sunday, a federal judge blocked rules from the Trump administration that allowed most businesses to opt out of paying for contraceptives for their employees on the grounds of a moral or religious objection. Judge Haywood Gilliam granted the request for a preliminary injunction by California, Washington D.C, and 12 other states, but limited the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: ROBERT DONACHIE Capitol Hill and Health Care Reporter Republicans, not Democrats, are on the verge of being the party that is forever responsible for making Obamacare the law of the land. A small coalition of Republicans in the Senate — Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Bill Cassidy of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Lee Enochs The hapless and ineffectual Mitch McConnell must immediately resign as Senate Majority Leader. While this reality is long overdue, being the disastrous architect of the Republican’s most recent healthcare debacle should seal his fate. The handwriting is clearly on the wall and as wise King Solomon once…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York held a press conference Friday where he praised Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Susan Collins of Maine for killing their party’s attempt to repeal Obamacare. Republicans attempted to pass what they call a “skinny…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall President Donald Trump called on Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster and allow bills to pass with a simple majority in a Friday morning tweet, saying the move is necessary to pass “great legislation.” “If Republicans are going to pass great future legislation in the Senate, they…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks said Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell has “got to go” after the GOP failed to repeal Obamacare early Friday morning. Brooks blasted GOP Senate members on CNN, saying the group failed the American people, and calling the Senate’s efforts an “abject failure.” Brooks focused on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Senators voted against an amendment to the Senate Obamacare repeal bill that would institute a single-payer system Thursday afternoon, a move meant to coax Democrats into exposing a policy rift within their own party. Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, an avid opponent of the single-payer system, sponsored…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz had some criticism for his own party in regards to passing healthcare legislation saying the GOP would look like “fools,” if they cannot repeal Obamacare Friday on “Fox & Friends.” Although Cruz has had his own problems with several drafts of the…