Democrats say Barrett’s nomination is all about the future of Obamacare

September 26, 2020September 27, 2020 News

Democrats on Saturday night launched their case against federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, saying support for her confirmation was equivalent to a vote to end the Affordable Care Act.
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Harris slams Trump’s Supreme Court pick as an attempt to ‘destroy the Affordable Care Act’

September 26, 2020 News

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Saturday slammed President Trump's decision to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, alleging both the president an...

Trump’s health care plan has been ‘two weeks away’ for months

September 26, 2020 News

Republicans don’t want to admit they are trying to get rid of Obamacare in the middle of a pandemic. So instead, they “lie and pathetically promise over and over that in ‘just two weeks’ or so they'll have a solution,” says Chris Hayes.
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Here’s what we know — and what we don’t — about Trump’s $200 drug discount cards

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 News

In his latest bid to show that he's lowering drug prices, President Donald Trump said Thursday -- less than six weeks before the election -- that he will send $200 drug discount cards to 33 million Americans on Medicare.
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Avoid These Mistakes When Signing Up for Medicare

September 25, 2020 News

It's easy to make mistakes that could lead to coverage gaps, lifetime penalties or extra costs.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on what’s next in Supreme Court fight, fate of the Affordable Care Act

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 News

As President Trump gets set to nominate his pick for the Supreme Court, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins "CBS This Morning" to weigh in on the confirmation fight, and what a conservative court could mean for the Affordable Care Act.

Senate candidate Mike Espy is calling for medicaid expansion in Mississippi

September 25, 2020 News

A poll earlier this week showed Mike Espy one point behind Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi race. Espy says that health care is one of the biggest issues in his state and he thinks medicare expansion can address the health care of a quarter of
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Joy Reid: Trump is not protecting pre-existing conditions, and has no real plan to replace ACA

September 24, 2020 News

Joy talks to Congresswoman Donna Shalala about Trump’s Executive Order on pre-existing conditions, and both agree that the president is not aiming to protect one of the most popular portions of the Affordable Care Act. Congresswoman Shalala says, "There's
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After years of promising his own health care plan, Trump settles for rebranding rather than repealing Obamacare

September 24, 2020 News

A speech and an executive order stood as a tacit admission that the president had failed to keep his 2016 promise to replace his predecessor’s signature achievement with a conservative alternative.

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Donald Trump said that Medicare beneficiaries will soon be receiving a $200 card in the mail to help them afford their prescriptions.
“Nobody’s seen this before. These cards are incredible,” Trump said. “I will always take care of our wonderful senior citizens.”
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While unveiling his “America First Healthcare Plan” in a speech in Charlotte, North Carolina, Donald Trump is veering away from healthcare and is trying to paint the Democratic party as “socialism”.
“Under the Democrats plan, costs would skyrocket,” he said. “Seniors, they’ve been paying their entire lives.” Trump said, seeming to talk about healthcare, but then seemed to veer off saying that the Democrats support “socialism and open borders”.
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