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Vance says ACA tax credits fuel fraud
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Vice President Vance said Sunday that subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) fuel waste and fraud in the insurance industry, as Republicans refuse Democratic demands to extend the tax credits ahead of open enrollment next month.
“The tax credits go to some people deservedly. And we think the tax credits actually go to a lot of waste and fraud within the insurance indust...
Johnson says he had ‘thoughtful’ talk with Greene amid her criticism of health care costs
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that he and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) had a “thoughtful conversation” in recent days regarding the latter's concerns over health care premiums.
During an interview with Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday, Johnson said he told Greene that “there are many Republicans in Congress that have been working around the clock on this.”
The Louisiana Republican added that while Greene does not serve on any of...
Kelly says GOP commitment to hold vote on subsidies is not enough to end shutdown
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that a hypothetical commitment from Republicans to hold a vote by the end of the year on extending health care subsidies would not be sufficient to secure Democratic support for the GOP proposal to reopen the government.
Kelly, in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” called for a “real negotiation” and solution to the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that are expected to increase health insurance premiums for millions o...
Graham says shutdown won’t ‘change how I approach health care’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the government shutdown will not change his opposition to extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, which Democrats have made their central demand in the ongoing funding standoff.
In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Graham criticized Democrats’ approach and said he wouldn’t support extending the subsidies unless there was first “great reform.” He also said he would not engage in those conversations until the governments reopens.<...
Republicans, playing defense on health care, uncertain of path forward
Republicans are on the defensive as Democrats have successfully made the shutdown fight about health care.
Most Republicans said they don't want to see insurance premiums spike, but neither are they willing to openly support the extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits Democrats are asking for.
While the GOP has remained united in refusing to even entertain the idea of an extension in the context of ending the shutdow...
GOP turns up heat on mifepristone
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CDC’s vaccine advisers plan big changes to childhood shots
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Chip Roy: Republicans in Congress ‘running afraid’ on health care
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) blasted his fellow Republicans in Congress for "running afraid" from health care, reiterating his belief that major federal health programs must be reformed "top to bottom."
Roy, who is running to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), spoke with the libertarian outlet Reason magazine to discuss his views and recent votes in Congress.
Reason's Nick Gillespie asked Roy why Republicans waffled when it came to repealing and replacing t...
Jeffries defends rejection of short-term extension of ObamaCare subsidies
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday defended his opposition to a one-year extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, a proposal backed by a handful of moderate Republicans as part of an effort to reopen the government.
In an interview on “CNN News Central,” the Democratic leader noted the short-term proposal “doesn't even have the support of the House Republican leadership, who have refused to address the issue of extending the Affordable Care ...