LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie As the Senate reviews House Republicans plan to overhaul Obamacare, a handful of conservative senators are pushing for some steep cuts to the federally-backed health insurance program Medicaid. GOP senators, led by Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, are seeking an immediate roll back of the federal money granted…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Aetna announced Wednesday that it will stop offering Obamacare exchange plans in 2018, making it the latest major health insurance provider to completely opt out of former President Barack Obama’s landmark health care legislation. The company cites massive losses among exchange participants and projects the problems to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The American Health Care Act (AHCA) increases Medicaid spending beyond Obamacare levels, despite claims that it “guts” funding for the government-backed health care program. Health Care policy analyst Tara O’Neill Hayes at the American Action Forum analyzed the financial impacts of the AHCA for each Medicaid beneficiary…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Progressive candidate for Governor in Virginia Tom Perriello launched a new ad minutes after House Republicans passed their signature replacement of the Affordable Care Act Thursday. “Republican leaders are trying to do this to affordable health care,” he said in the ad, pointing to an ambulance being…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen House Republicans finally passed a bill to change portions of the health care system Thursday, after years of campaigning on a platform to repeal and replace Obamacare. Congress’ first attempt at passing the bill, known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017, failed in late…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday cast enough votes to pass a Republican-sponsored bill that would repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act, and replace them with new provisions, explains CNBC. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) narrowly survived its second bout through the House, passing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie House lawmakers gear up to vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) Thursday afternoon, Emergency room physicians are voicing their concerns to members of Congress, urging them to vote “no” on the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. E.R. doctors say the AHCA strips features…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield There is no chance the House GOP’s plan to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act will leave the Senate the way it comes in, Sen. Bob Corker said Thursday, said the Washington Examiner. The ominous statement was made on MSNBC just mere hours before the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The lower chamber is slated to make its second attempt Thursday at repealing and replacing Obamacare after weeks of negotiations following leadership pulling the bill off the floor in March due to a lack of consensus among GOP lawmakers. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed they have enough…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The White House is hoping the House Republicans’ Obamacare repeal bill will be brought to the floor for a vote the next week, shortly after they return from their Easter recess. The administration is hoping to get repeal passed before President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office….