Twenty states sue federal government, seeking end to Obamacare

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 News, topNews

(Reuters) - A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine.
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Twenty U.S. states sue federal government seeking end to Obamacare

February 27, 2018 News, topNews

(Reuters) - A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine.
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The world’s biggest tech companies stream NRA propaganda 24 hours a day

February 26, 2018 News

In a National Rifle Association of America ad broadcast last year, the organization’s spokesperson Dana Loesch made had a frightening message directed at Democrats, the media, and left-wing protesters.

“The only way we stop this, the only way we save our country and our freedom is to fight this violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth,” Loesch said, while staring directly into camera. It sounded like a call to violence against liberals.

The ad aired on NRATV, the NRA...

Iowa lawmakers move to allow health plans that skirt ObamaCare rules

February 26, 2018 News

State lawmakers in Iowa are moving to allow the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to offer health insurance plans that don't comply with ObamaCare protections.Two bills moving through the state legislature aim to provide...

Trump covers just about everything in his CPAC speech

February 26, 2018 News

What didn’t the president cover in his speech this week to conservatives? From Obamacare to his methods for hiding his bald spot, Kasie DC highlights almost all of the topics President Trump was able to cover during his CPAC speech.
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Trump criticizes ailing John McCain for blocking health care reform vote

February 23, 2018 Donald Trump, John McCain, News, politics, World

Trump renewed his criticism of John McCain for the senator’s dramatic thumbs-down deciding vote last year against the GOP health care repeal.

Stalled bills to stabilize Obamacare may be revived as part of spending package

February 23, 2018 News

Supporters want to attach proposals to an omnibus spending package that Congress is expected to consider at the end of March.

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Virginia Senate Republicans just torpedoed the state’s Medicaid expansion

February 22, 2018 health care, medicaid, News

Just four months ago, Virginia’s gubernatorial race saw historic voter turnout — as casting ballots at the time meant extending Medicaid coverage to 400,000 people. On Thursday, voting paid off.

Virginia is currently one of 18 states that has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) despite a majority of residents’ support. But the state is inching closer to expanding Medicaid insurance: The Republican-controlled House on Thursday overwhelming vote...

Liberal group rolls out Medicare Extra for All proposal

February 22, 2018 News

The proposal would preserve a role for employer coverage and for the health insurance industry

The Health 202: Azar makes his first Obamacare move

February 21, 2018 News

The new HHS secretary signals he may weaken the health-care law's enforcement.