Amendments proposed overnight by Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch would effectively eliminate the Obamacare individual mandate.
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Month: November 2017
ACA federal enrollment surges by at least 47 percent this year, CMS says
Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act in 39 states has surged at least 47 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
GOP to add Obamacare mandate into tax plan
Senate Republicans are planning to include a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate requirement as part of their upcoming tax reform proposal.
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Schumer: Dems won’t back ObamaCare deal if it is tied to tax bill
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned on Wednesday that Democrats won't help pass a bipartisan deal on key ObamaCare payments if Republicans use their tax plan to repeal the individual mandate."The...
CBO: Republican tax plan would trigger…
If you start hearing chatter that the GOP tax plan would lead to billions of dollars in Medicare cuts, it's not a political scare tactic.
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Republican tax bill to include Obamacare repeal
Senate Republicans under pressure from President Trump launch another attack on the Affordable Care Act by including a repeal of the individual mandate in the upcoming Senate tax bill. Eliminating the mandate would save an estimated $338 billion over a decade.
Obamacare enrollment surges from last year
Despite the efforts of the Trump administration to hurt Obamacare and repeal it, more people are signing up for it in record numbers.
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GOP senator: ObamaCare mandate a ‘tax on the poor and working class’
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called the ObamaCare individual mandate a "tax on the poor and working class" in an interview on Wednesday after Senate Republicans ...