President Trump told Republican senators Tuesday he supports two bipartisan efforts to stabilize ObamaCare's insurance markets.Trump, during a luncheon on Capitol Hill, said he supports a bill proposed by Sens. Lam...
Month: November 2017
Republican Victory May Rest Once Again With McCain, This Time on Taxes
After sinking his party’s hopes of repealing the Affordable Care Act earlier this year, the Republican from Arizona may hold the fate of a tax overhaul in his hands.
5 very real scenarios that could lead to a government shutdown
Immigration. Obamacare. Taxes. Spending. Trump. There are A LOT of ways the government could shut down by Christmas.
Why the Senate doesn’t have the votes it needs to pass tax reform
As the Senate prepares to vote on their version of the tax bill as early as this week, all eyes are on six Senators.
Three Senators, Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Bob Corker (R-TN), and John McCain (R-AZ) are virtually immune from outside pressure as they are unlikely to face voters again. Flake and Corker are retiring and McCain is 80, just won reelection and is battling a serious illness. All three have expressed serious concerns about how much the tax proposal will increase the federal defi...
A Last-Minute Guide to Shopping for Medicare
If you're down to the wire, here's what to know.
As Trump spins, ACA enrollment numbers climb
The more Donald Trump tries to undermine the Affordable Care Act, the more consumers enroll anyway.
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The GOP has a problem with paying for kids’ basic care
Fifty-six days after Congress failed to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), some American children are at risk of losing their health insurance. The deadline to renew the program’s funding was Sept. 30, and Congress hasn’t granted the program $15 billion to continue.
As a result, the popular state-level insurance program for low-income children and pregnant women is facing a funding cliff. While some states may be able to keep the program going thr...
Trump vows to repeal and replace ObamaCare ‘disaster’
President Trump attacked ObamaCare on Thursday night, calling the health-care law a "disaster" and vowing to repeal and replace it after the GOP passes tax reform."ObamaCare premiums are going up, up, up, just as I...