Democrats were fuming Wednesday when Republicans in the Senate put out their own tax plan, which would repeal Obamacare's individual mandate
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Health Policy Consultant On How The Senate GOP Tax Bill Could Affect Insurance Costs
Senate Republicans have proposed attaching a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate as a way to pay for tax cuts. Health policy consultant Robert Laszewski tells NPR's Kelly McEvers that doing so would increase the cost of insurance for many Americans.
Sparkling wine, jets, the unborn and other special-interest wins in the tax bill
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee unveiled the latest version of a GOP tax plan, which includes a proposal to repeal Obamacare's requirement that most people have health care coverage or pay a fine. That's the most notable new provision in the revised tax overhaul, but it is far from the only one.
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Republicans’ risky attempt to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate with their tax plan
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Senators Clash Over Last-Minute Changes to Tax Bill
Democrats attacked Republicans for proposing a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate as part of their tax overhaul.
Rep. Tom Reed on GOP tax proposal to…
Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) weighs in on the new GOP tax plan, which now includes scrapping the Affordable Care Act individual mandate.
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Key GOP senator: ObamaCare payments likely to be included in funding bill
"I think that's likely to happen," Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told reporters.