Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Wednesday — the last GOP plan left standing.
The chances for the bill to pass are slim to none. It needs to be scored by the Congressional Budget Office and cleared by the Senate parliamentarian — the designated health care referee — to see if it adheres to budget rules. Additionally, many critical lawmakers have said that the Senate needs ...
Affordable Care Act
The Senate is rehashing an old GOP idea during the Affordable Care Act stabilization talks
While some Democrats pivot to single payer legislation this week, the immediate health policy agenda item is shoring up the 2018 Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual marketplace in time for September 27, the final deadline for insurers to decide if they’ll participate or not. The Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee is resuming hearings Tuesday on how best to stabilize the marketplace this week, and one theme continues to dominate bipartisan negotiations: s...
U.S. health secretary says it’s his departments’ job to follow Obamacare law
He said the administration's goal was to repeal and replace Obamacare and "put in place a system that actually works for patients."
Repealing Obamacare alone would leave 32 million Americans uninsured
Thirty-two million Americans would lose their health insurance by 2026 if Obamacare is repealed without a replacement.
