Analysis: Sanders sharpens the choice Democrats face on health care

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 News

Congressional Democrats are locking arms to protect the Affordable Care Act -- the party's signature achievement during Barack Obama's presidency -- as President Donald Trump renews his efforts to repeal it.
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Coalition gives budget boost to aged care and Medicare services before election

April 2, 2019 health, News

Morrison government to fund additional 10,000 packages to help older people remain at home rather than enter aged care homes
• Federal budget 2019: follow the speech and reaction, live
• Morrison splashes the cash in final election sell to the suburbs
• Comment: Morrison breaks with past budgets to save his skin
Scott Morrison’s government has made a pitch for the votes of families and older Australians with new spending in aged care and a promise to make Medicare more affordable and services more accessible.
The centrepiece of the spending in aged care is an additional 10,000 home care packages to help older people remain at home rather than enter aged care facilities, taking the number of packages to 40,000.
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Mick Mulvaney’s nonsensical math on Obamacare

April 2, 2019 News

The acting White House chief of staff claimed that more people paid an Obamacare penalty than gained under the law. That's false.

Trump says vote on healthcare can wait until after 2020 election

April 2, 2019 News, topNews

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election to get Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan, giving Republicans time to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare.
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Fact Check: Are Obamacare’s deductibles more than $7,000?

April 1, 2019April 2, 2019 News

President Donald Trump once again railed about the high cost of the Affordable Care Act on Monday. <...

Two Republican attorneys general just made Trump look like a fool with one crisp paragraph

April 1, 2019 Donald Trump, News, obamacare, politics

Last week, over the objections of President Donald Trump’s own attorney general and his own health secretary, the Trump administration announced that it would not defend the Affordable Care Act against a lawsuit that is widely viewed as frivolous. On Monday, the Republican attorneys general of Ohio and Montana joined the chorus of legal experts who oppose Trump’s effort to kill Obamacare by judicial decree, filing an amicus brief arguing that the operative parts of the law shou...

Freshman Democrat offers a new Medicare buy-in proposal

April 1, 2019 News

There's a new entry into the rising Democratic debate over wide-ranging overhauls of the US health care system, this one from a House Democratic freshman who flipped a Republican district in 2018.
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How cutting Obamacare could help drug companies keep prices high

April 1, 2019 News

President Trump has promised to take on big drug companies and drug pricing, but he’s also promised to take out Obamacare. Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle break down how cutting Obamacare could help companies keep prices high. Senator Ron Wyden joins the
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White House reversed more than 25 security clearance denials, says whistleblower – live

April 1, 2019 Donald Trump, News, Republicans, US news, US politics, World news

Security adviser Tricia Newbold made revelation last month
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One of Trump’s health reform picks says he actually wants to improve Obamacare

April 1, 2019 Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, health, News, obamacare, politics

It’s pretty obvious that the Trump administration has no real plan for what to do next should the federal courts overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — just look at who the president put in charge of the replacement plan.

Last week, President Donald Trump said a team of GOP senators will craft legislation that will replace the ACA, including Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). But on Monday, Scott said he’s actually more interested in improving the current health law.

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