Trump claims GOP will be the 'party of health care,' after urging judge to toss out Obamacare

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 News

“The Republican Party will soon be known as the party of health care," Trump said after his administration told a federal judge to toss out Obamacare.

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Gillibrand to Republicans: Stop treating climate change ‘like a game’

March 26, 2019 climate, News

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined a spirited rally supporting the Green New Deal resolution on Tuesday morning, offering a full-throated endorsement of the blueprint for dramatic climate action.

“We need to pass a Green New Deal. This should be our nation’s moonshot,” Gillibrand said. “Why not be the world leader in doing something extraordinary and showing what this country is made of?”

Pointing to recent deadly flooding in the Midwest, the New Yo...

Remember when Republicans vowed to be the party to protect pre-existing condition coverage?

March 26, 2019 Affordable Care Act, health, health care, medicaid, News, obamacare, politics, Republicans

After the president and Republicans repeatedly promised to protect people with pre-existing conditions, the Trump administration on Monday evening said it supports a federal judge’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional, adding that it will seek to repeal the sweeping health care law in its entirety.

The Justice Department filed a brief letter in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit telling the court that it agrees with Judge Reed O’C...

Trump administration steps up Obamacare attack, asks court to overturn law

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 News, topNews

President Donald Trump's administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare healthcare law, telling a federal appeals court it agrees with a ruling by a U.S. judge in Texas that the entire statute is unconstitutional and should be struck down.
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The administration’s renewed focus on eliminating Obamacare is a baffling political move

March 26, 2019 News

Health care was arguably central to the Democrats' 2018 success.

Democrats Pivot Hard to Health Care After Trump Moves to Strike Down Affordable Care Act

March 26, 2019March 27, 2019 Health Insurance and Managed Care, House of Representatives, Justice Department, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), republican-party, Senate, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

A Justice Department motion to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act gave Democrats an opening to press their health care agenda and move beyond the Mueller report.

Democrats Pivot Hard to Health Care After Trump Moves to Strike Down Affordable Care Act

March 26, 2019 Health Insurance and Managed Care, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

A Justice Department motion to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act gave Democrats an opening to press their health care agenda and move beyond the Mueller report.

Trump Administration Says Entire Affordable Care Act Should Be Repealed

March 26, 2019 News

A letter from the Department of Justice announced the shift, in support of a district court judge's ruling that the law is unconstitutional. The case will likely end up in the Supreme Court.
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Trump administration pushes the fight on Obamacare, asks court to overturn law

March 26, 2019 News, topNews

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare healthcare law, telling a federal appeals court it agrees with a Texas judge's ruling that the entire law is unconstitutional and should be struck down.
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Hospital Finances Improve After Medicaid Expansion, But At Whose Expense?

March 26, 2019 News