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Month: July 2017
Parsing Pence’s comments on Medicaid
On July 14, Vice President Pence spoke at the National Governors Association where he made a number of misleading and incorrect claims about the Senate health-care bill's affect on Medicaid.
What Mitch McConnell is doing next on health care, explained
The majority leader publicly dangled in front of hard-right conservative senators what they have said they wanted if the current health-care effort falls apart: a so-called clean repeal of the law known as Obamacare.
Vice President Pence’s bushel of false and misleading claims about health care
In a speech to the nation's governors, Vice President Pence said several misleading and false claims about the Senate's health-care proposal and Obamacare.
Senate healthcare bill stumbles after Republican party defections – video report
The US Senate’s healthcare overhaul appears to be in serious trouble as two more Republicans say they oppose a revised version of the bill. Republican senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee both pledged on Monday night to vote against the healthcare bill - defections that may effectively kill the plan
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Republican attempts to replace Obamacare fail
President Trump made repealing Obamacare a key campaign pledge but Republican efforts have floundered.
New Analysis: Old Truth Trips Up G.O.P. on Health Law: A Benefit Is Hard to Retract
As millions of Americans have become insured under what is known as Obamacare, the health law has become more popular, even with Republican governors.
