Democratic Group Plans Attacks on G.O.P. Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Law

September 5, 2017 Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

A Democratic group will spend the fall attacking President Trump and Republican lawmakers for trying to undermine the success of the Affordable Care Act

In Tennessee, Promoting Enrollment in Tenuous Health Care Plans

August 20, 2017August 21, 2017 Health and Human Services Department, Health Insurance and Managed Care, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), United States Politics and Government

Counselors are starting earlier than usual to encourage enrollment in Obamacare, even as the Trump administration works against them.

Trump Threat to Obamacare Would Send Premiums and Deficits Higher

August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 Congressional Budget Office, Health Insurance and Managed Care, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

If President Trump makes good on his promise to “let Obamacare implode,” premiums for the most popular plans would rise about 20 percent next year.

Senators Launch Bipartisan Effort to Shore Up Obamacare

August 1, 2017 Law and Legislation, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

The Senate health committee will begin drafting legislation to stabilize the strengthen the individual insurance market, Senator Lamar Alexander said.

Behind Legislative Collapse: An Angry Vow Fizzles for Lack of a Viable Plan

July 29, 2017July 29, 2017 Health Insurance and Managed Care, McConnell, Mitch, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), republican-party, Senate, United States Politics and Government

Voter anger turned Republicans against the Affordable Care Act, but amid the promises of repeal, the party never offered a viable alternative.

The Republican Women Behind the Vote

July 29, 2017 Collins, Susan M, Murkowski, Lisa, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), republican-party, Senate, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

Senator John McCain shocked his party when he turned his thumb down and voted “no” to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But it was two staunch female Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — who fought the Senate repeal from the start.