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Trump’s latest attempt to gut Obamacare could backfire spectacularly

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Congratulations on your expanded welfare state!CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

As soon as this week, according to Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, Trump intends to decide whether to cut off payments intended to stabilize insurance markets and make health care affordable for many Americans with modest incomes.

Trump apparently believes that cutting off these payments will help “implode” Obam...

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Obamacare enrollees and activists cautiously celebrate their health victory

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The ACA has seen too many near-death experiences.Credit: Amanda Gomez/ThinkProgress

The Senate voted against the Republican health bill dubbed “skinny repeal” early Friday morning, halting efforts to annul the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Supporters of the current health care aren’t convinced and will continue to forge ahead by protesting amid their celebrating.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-...

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Fox & Friends identifies the real monsters of the health care debate: Democrats taking selfies

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“Congratulations, the healthy people are paying for the sick people.”CREDIT: Fox News screengrab

Around 1:40 a.m. Friday morning, at the end of a process that didn’t involve a single committee hearing, Republican senators attempted to dramatically alter the health insurance system by repealing key aspects of Obamacare. The “skinny repeal” bill — which would’ve resulted in 16 million Americans losing t...

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Where Do Republicans Go After Failure of ‘Skinny’ Obamacare Repeal?

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Good morning. Here’s executive editor Gerald F. Seib’s analysis of what’s next for Republicans after the failure of the “skinny” Obamcare repeal in the Senate early today and Joshua Jamerson‘s morning rundown of the news. Contact Josh at Joshua.Jamerson@wsj.com and follow him @joshjame. Click here to get the Capital Journal Daybreak newsletter delivered to your inbox. SENATE TV Where Do Republicans […]

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BREAKING: Republicans defect, kill Senate effort to repeal Obamacare

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Obamacare lives to see another day.CREDIT: Screenshot/C-SPAN2

The Senate voted against the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA) early Friday morning, with a vote of 49–51.

The so-called “skinny repeal” bill made serious cuts to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and would have left 16 million people uninsured by 2026. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John McCain (R-AZ), and Susan Collins (R-ME) were the only...

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The 3 most compelling moments from the Senate’s late night health care debate

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Things got heated while the GOP rammed through their bill.Demonstrators rally outside of the Capitol as the Republican majority in Congress remains stymied by their inability to fulfill their political promise to repeal and replace “Obamacare” because of opposition and wavering within the GOP ranks, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/Cliff Owen

The Senate continue...

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