Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., discusses the continued Republican effort to repeal Obamacare as well as his meeting with Tom Price about health care.
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Month: August 2017
McConnell faces questions, but no test to his leadership
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing more questions from fellow Republicans about his decisions after the collapse of the ObamaCare repeal effort, even if his job as the GOP leader is safe.Many in the G...
John McCain gets his maverick groove back
McCain killed the Obamacare repeal vote in dramatic fashion. Video provided by Newsy
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Trump’s Threat To Cut U.S. Payments Raises Uncertainty In Health Insurance Market
The U.S. government is scheduled to make large payments to health insurance companies to help offset discounts required by the Affordable Care Act. President Trump has threatened to stop the payments.
Sen. Sanders Urges A Medicare-For-All Health Plan
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Sen. Bernie Sanders on his plans to push forward with a bill for a single-payer health insurance system, in the wake of Republican failures to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Trump’s Tweets Threaten To Destabilize Insurance Markets
The president says he may cut off payments to insurance companies. These are federal payments that help insurers discount the price of the health plans they sell to people who have lower incomes.
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Trump urges GOP senators not to give up on Obamacare repeal efforts
President Trump went this weekend from saying Obamacare should fail to saying he might give it a shove. The president made similar threats earlier this year, only to pull back. Top aides won't say whether he's serious this time. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
White House commission on drug abuse recommends increasing Medicaid spending
The recommendation comes on the heels of an aggressive push to reduce funding.This June 2017 photo shows discarded used hypodermic needles at an encampment where opioid addicts shoot up along the Merrimack River in Lowell, MA. CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Krupa
The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, established by President Donald Trump in March in response to a nati...