At an annual gathering of state executives, there appears to be broad discomfort with legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare. The only question is how to express it.
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Senate Republicans Unveil New Health Bill, but Divisions Remain
A bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act was revised to help hold down insurance costs while allowing insurers to sell stripped-down plans, but the changes may not be enough.
Trumpcare would destroy Louisiana’s fragile coverage gains for the poor
The state’s belated Medicaid expansion is especially vulnerable under the Senate GOP’s Obamacare repeal plan.Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma listen at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. CREDIT: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
In 2009, Louisiana legislators were ardent defenders and critics of t...
The New Health Care: Don’t Assume That Private Insurance Is Better Than Medicaid
A closer look at a notion embraced by conservatives, who are backing big changes to Medicaid.
New study sharply rebukes major GOP talking point on health care
Medicaid recipients are actually happy with their coverage.Bella Nichols, 9, of Richland, Miss., shows where she wears her insulin patch that Medicaid helps pay for, as her mother and others meet with staff members of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 29, 2017, while other recipients and their supporters stage a protest outside the offices. CREDIT: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Sol...