The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in undercutting access to birth control under Obamacare, giving the nation's employers more leeway in refusing to provide free birth control for their workers. The government estimates 126,000
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Trump vows to protect pre-existing conditions despite action to overturn Obamacare
President Trump tweeted out that he would work to protect those with pre-existing conditions, despite his recent request to the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. NBC News' Sahil Kapur has details.
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Rep. Shalala: ‘It’s immoral’ for the government to take health insurance away in a pandemic
Democratic Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27), who served as Health and Human Services Secretary under Bill Clinton, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the Trump administration's move to try to end Obamacare through a court challenge in the midst of the
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Trump admin asks SCOTUS to strike down Obamacare
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to wipe out Obamacare, arguing that the individual mandate is unconstitutional and that the rest of the law must be struck down with it.
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Biden: Coronavirus could be ‘new pre-existing condition’ if Trump dismantles Obamacare
Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke in support of the Affordable Care Act and criticized President Trump's coronavirus response and attempts to repeal the health care plan. He warned that if the ACA were undone, the long-term effects of coronavirus
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Speaker Pelosi asks colleagues to ‘stop fighting’ new Dem healthcare bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins Peter Alexander as Democrats plan to present a bill that expands Obamacare.
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Protecting health care for LGBTQ individuals during coronavirus
The Trump administration on Friday finalized its rollback of protections against gender identity discrimination in health care regulated by the Affordable Care Act. Actress and advocate Laverne Cox and Brooke Sopelsa of NBC Out discuss.
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Rep. Khanna: I wish $3T relief bill expanded Medicare & Medicaid
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) tells Ali Velshi and Dr. Zeke Emanuel he voted in favor of the $3 trillion relief legislation the House passed, but wishes it had included an expansion of Medicare and Medicaid.
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Biden discusses how coronavirus has factored into his healthcare plan
Joe Biden, when asked if Medicare For All should 'seem more important' after coronavirus, discusses his healthcare plan and why he believes it will most effectively help people amid this pandemic and afterward.
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Nancy Pelosi: New coronavirus relief package contains special ACA enrollment period
On Senator John Cornyn urging people to sign up for the Obamacare after fighting to repeal for years, Speaker Pelosi responded by saying “I hope that means he would be supportive of what we have in the bill, which is a special enrollment period for people
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