Republicans try to pick up the pieces after healthcare defeat

July 27, 2017July 29, 2017 News, topNews

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The seven-year Republican quest to scrap Obamacare, a major campaign vow by President Donald Trump, lay in ruins on Friday after the Senate failed to dismantle the healthcare law, with congressional leaders now planning to move on to other matters.
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US healthcare debate: what is a ‘skinny repeal’ of Obamacare?

July 27, 2017 News, US Congress, US healthcare, US news, US politics, US Senate

The latest Republican plan, whose details remain unclear, would eliminate the ACA’s individual mandate, employee mandate and ‘Cadillac tax’
It might sound like another trendy low-calorie caffeine drink promising all of the boost with none of the regrets.
But the skinny repeal is the fad sweeping the Senate Republican caucus as senators desperately try to find a way to advance their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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States Have Already Tried Versions Of ‘Skinny Repeal.’ It Didn’t Go Well

July 27, 2017 News

Republican senators are warming to the idea of a scaled-back plan that would delete the Affordable Care Act's individual and employer mandates but leave much of the law intact.
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Former Obama Aides Lead Opposition to Health Care Repeal

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As Republicans seek to repeal the Affordable Care Act, scores of former Obama aides who helped create the law are fighting to save it.

Health Care Briefing: Health Care Debate: Obamacare Repeal Fails as McCain Casts Decisive No Vote

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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said that the “skinny repeal” bill would leave an estimated 15 million more Americans uninsured next year.

Congress fails to repeal Affordable Care Act

July 27, 2017July 17, 2020 News

For the second time in 24 hours, the Senate fails to get the votes it needs to repeal and replace Obamacare. CBS Chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss the latest developments in a Republican promise that's seven years in the making.

Is a “skinny repeal” the GOP’s best hope for health care reform?

July 27, 2017July 17, 2020 News

Obamacare repeal seems to be stalling in the Senate as GOP lawmakers keep coming up short in vote counts. CBSN political contributor and director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM Zerlina Maxwell and CBSN political contributor and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez join "Red & Blue" for a closer look at how lawmakers from both parties are dealing with health care and President Trump's attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Senate health care saga continues — live updates

July 27, 2017July 28, 2017 News

The Senate continues its debate on how to repeal and replace Obamacare Thursday, in what could be its last shot for a while

10 governors, including Republicans, come out against Obamacare “skinny repeal”

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 News

Ohio's John Kasich and Nevada's Brian Sandoval among group of governors urging Senate to reject proposal

GOP fails to pass straight repeal of…

July 27, 2017 News

In what critics call another 'stinging defeat' on health care, Republicans failed to pass a bill repealing Obamacare without a measure to replace it. Charlie Sykes & Kimberly Atkins discuss.
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