Senate GOP’s ‘new’ health bill would still un-insure 22 million people

A new Congressional Budget Score confirms the latest version of the bill is pretty much like the old one.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks into the Senate Chamber at the Capitol, Thursday, July 20, 2017 CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

The Senate GOP’s Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) is dead — and yet it lives. On Thursday, the Congressional Budget Office scored a revised but sti...

Abortion rights face a full-on assault at the state level

A new report shows more than two dozen states have introduced legislation targeting abortion rights.Activists dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale” chant in the Texas Capitol Rotunda as they protest SB8, a bill that would require health care facilities, including hospitals and abortion clinics, to bury or cremate any fetal remains whether from abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth, and they wou...

Senate Republicans are in denial that repeal without replacement is dead

Despite not having the votes, McConnell still wants to push straight Obamacare repeal to the floor.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 18. CREDIT: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) vowed to move forward on a Obamacare repeal-without-replacement vote “in the very near future” Tuesday afte...

Republicans pivot back to a failed health care strategy they previously opposed

Repeal and delay is back.Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

The longtime Republican dream of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act hit a major bump in the road on Monday night, losing the votes needed to advance their replacement bill.

Now that he’s down four votes in the Senate — five including Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who is recovering from surgery — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY...

Capital Journal Daybreak: GOP’s Competing Wings Slow Health Overhaul

Good morning. Here’s the latest news on the GOP’s efforts to replace Obamacare and more top stories from Washington.  Click here to get the Capital Journal Daybreak newsletter delivered to your inbox. GOP Abandons Senate Health Bill, Plans Repeal Vote: GOP leaders gave up their effort to dismantle and simultaneously replace much of the Affordable Care Act […]