Trump said the only reason he didn't have the Senate pass its vote to repeal Obamacare is because of a senator who was in the hospital. None of this was true.
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Month: September 2017
Dems urge Price to change ObamaCare site shutdown planned during open enrollment
A group of nearly 80 Democratic House members is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to shorten the 12 hour-long maintenance shutdowns of the federal ObamaCare exchange website that are planned du...
Exclusive: Health care insider reveals…
The Beat with Ari Melber obtained new evidence on efforts to undermine Obamacare from within Trump's HHS department
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Illinois governor reverses course, will expand abortion access for low-income residents
It’s been a surprisingly successful week for reproductive rights activists, after Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) said Thursday he would sign into law a bill that would expand taxpayer-subsidized abortions for those covered by Medicaid and state employee insurance.
In April, Rauner said he would veto the bill, but reversed course after meeting with activist groups both for and against the legislation.
“I believe that a woman living with limited financial means should not be pu...
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GOP governor to sign bill allowing Medicaid coverage for abortions
Illinois's Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Thursday he will sign a bill allowing Medicaid and state health plans to cover abortions."I also believe that no woman should be forced to make a different decision than...
Fact Check: Is the GOP plan for Medicaid caps really Bill Clinton’s idea?
Republicans say Bill Clinton first came up with the idea of Medicaid caps. But the history is a bit more complicated.
Here’s how the Trump administration is hurting enrollment in Obamacare
Reduced ad budgets. Ending partnerships. Turning off the website.
As Obamacare repeal struggled, Fox News mostly looked away
A viewer who got most of his news from Fox only heard scant details about the contents of Cassidy-Graham.