Do insurance companies get 'bailouts' under Obamacare? Washington Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler investigates.
Month: August 2017
President Trump’s claim of Obamacare ‘bailouts’ for insurance companies
The president is referring to subsidies to reduce the cost of health insurance for low-income people. Those aren't bailouts.
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Hawaii Attorney General on Protecting…
Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin explains how a coalition of attorneys general are intervening to protect key subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
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McConnell says he would consider continuing insurer payments
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters there's "still a chance" the Senate could revive the failed health care measure to repeal and replace Obamacare
McConnell on healthcare failure: ‘Feel better, Hillary Clinton could be president’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) looked to rally Republicans on Saturday in the wake of the Senate GOP's failure to pass an ObamaCare repeal bill last week."I choose not to dwell on situations where w...
Is the culture inside the White House changing?
National political reporter for Politico, Gabriel Debenedetti, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss Attorney General Jeff Sessions promise to stop White House leaks, why President Trump is defending his National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster and whether a replacement for Obamacare is still viable.
Meet Amy McGrath: Fighter pilot hoping to …
Lt. Col. Amy McGrath, the 1st female Marine to fly in an F-18 in combat, is challenging the GOP incumbent Kentucky congressman, who she says, like McConnell, ignores Obamacare's benefits for Kentuckians. She also shares her advice for Pres. Trump about...
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Pence pledges that he and Trump will fight every day to end the ‘Obamacare nightmare’
Vice President Pence pledged that the Trump administration would end Obamacare while speaking at the Young America’s Foundation 39th annual National Conservative Student Conference on Aug. 4.