As Republicans try (again) to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a small group of Republican senators are in the spotlight.
The bill, spearheaded by Sens. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), would block grant health care funding to the states and repeal a number of taxes in place under Obamacare. The grants would steadily decline over time, and all states would suffer under cuts of up to $4 trillion over the next two decades. An estimated 32 million people will l...
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Pence uses fake Jefferson quote to dodge critical question about Trumpcare
During a Fox & Friends interview on Thursday morning, Vice President Mike Pence was asked to respond to concerns people rightfully have that the latest Trumpcare bill will make it tougher for people with preexisting conditions to obtain and keep health insurance.
“Folks like Jimmy Kimmel, they’re worried about the preexisting condition thing, ’cause this will be up to the governors to decide how the money is dispersed, who gets coverage,” host Ainsley Ear...
Pence inaccurately claims ‘thousands’ of counties have no choice of health care provider
In an interview with Fox & Friends on Thursday morning, Vice President Pence rolled out a popular conservative talking point while discussing the existing Affordable Care Act (or “Obamacare”) and Republican plans to repeal and replace it.
One problem: The talking point is completely false.
“Almost anything would be better than Obamacare. Obamacare is imploding. It’s collapsing all across the country. It’s remarkable to see the patter...
The latest effort to repeal the ACA would leave seniors with skyrocketing health care costs
The latest effort by Republicans in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act threatens to make health care unaffordable and inaccessible for millions of older Americans, according to a report from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) released Wednesday evening.
The bill, spearheaded by Sens. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), would block grant health care funding to the states. Those grants would steadily decline over time, resulting in a $239...
With the clock ticking, Senate plans to vote on new Obamacare repeal bill next week
Senate Republicans have until September 30 to pass the bill.
How the Graham-Cassidy bill compares with past Republican health care repeal efforts
How Graham-Cassidy compares with past Republican Obamacare repeal efforts.
WATCH: Activist group Indivisible aims to kill the Graham-Cassidy health care bill
ABC News' Molly Nagle speaks with Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg about her group's efforts to stop the latest attempt to repeal Obamacare.
GOP senator says it doesn’t matter how bad the latest Obamacare replacement is – he’s voting for it
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley thinks that Republicans have a “responsibility” to repeal the affordable care act, even if it leaves the country worse off.
Speaking with reporters in his home state of Iowa, Grassley argued that the GOP had campaigned on repealing Obamacare so much that they were left with no choice but to carry out their promises.
“I could maybe give you 10 reasons why this bill shouldn’t be considered,” Grassley told the Des Moin...
Obama on Republican repeal-and-replace efforts: ‘It is aggravating’
The president praised the 2010 Affordable Care Act as "hard-won progress."
Trump blocks woman with stage 4 cancer on Twitter after she criticized his latest health care plan
On Wednesday morning, President Trump tweeted out his support for the so-called Graham-Cassidy health care bill that would allow insurers to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions and could cause tens of millions to lose coverage.
I hope Republican Senators will vote for Graham-Cassidy and fulfill their promise to Repeal & Replace ObamaCare. Money direct to States!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 20, 2017
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