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...

Trumpcare protestors aren’t swayed by promises of a new bill

Health Activists outside the office of Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ). CREDIT: Amanda Gomez/ThinkProgress

As the Senate returned from July 4 recess on Monday, health activists followed their respective senators back to Washington D.C., kicking off a week that will likely be filled with last-ditch efforts from protesters to block the Senate health bill. The day ended with dozens of arrests.

Senate Rep...