Ending Obamacare would be a big tax cut for the rich

November 7, 2020 News

Wealthy Americans would enjoy a big tax cut if the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act. ...

Nancy Pelosi: ‘We’re able to say that we have held the House’ – video

November 4, 2020 Democrats, House of Representatives, News, US politics

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Democrats have held the majority in the House of Representatives as counting continues in the US election. Pelosi says campaigning on healthcare helped the Democrats retain their majority, with their message amplified during the coronavirus pandemic. 'Our purpose in this race was to win so that we could protect the Affordable Care Act and that we could crush the virus,' she says

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Supreme court to hear Obamacare case that may lead to 20m losing insurance

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 News, US healthcare, US news, US politics

Court will hear a case a week after election day that could result in the law being overturned – or only one provision eliminated
For more than a decade, Republicans have sought to destroy the signature achievement of the Obama administration – the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
Exactly one week after election day, they might succeed.
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More Than Politics On The Line For Voters With Preexisting Conditions

November 2, 2020 News

As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.
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Trump takes last swipe at Affordable Care Act before Election Day

November 2, 2020 News

The Trump administration took another step to weaken the Affordable Care Act with Election Day looming, approving Georgia's controversial request to make fundamental changes to its Obamacare exchange.

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Pelosi says Democrats would fast-track ObamaCare, COVID-19 aid next year

November 2, 2020 News

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that, given control of both chambers of Congress next year, Democrats intend to fast-track legislation to strengthen ObamaCare and provide coronavirus relief....

Lone Star turn: Kamala Harris campaigns in Texas in bid to flip state

November 2, 2020 Democrats, News, texas, US news, US politics

Vice-presidential nominee headed to area hit hard by Covid-19 and attacked Republicans’ efforts to undo Obamacare
Jesus Quintanilla, 20, from San Juan on the US-Mexico border, and his family had packed into their car and lined up outside the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley campus to hear vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
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Lone Star turn: Kamala Harris campaigns in Texas in bid to flip state

November 2, 2020 Democrats, News, texas, US news, US politics

Vice-presidential nominee headed to area hit hard by Covid-19 and attacked Republicans’ efforts to undo Obamacare
Jesus Quintanilla, 20, from San Juan on the US-Mexico border, and his family had packed into their car and lined up outside the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley campus to hear vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
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Medicaid’s Future Hinges On Who Wins The White House

November 2, 2020 News

Supreme Court threat looms over Obamacare open enrollment

November 1, 2020 News

Americans can start signing up on Sunday for Affordable Care Act plans for 2021 -- even as the Supreme Court is poised to potentially invalidate the law at some point during the year.

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