The Senate majority leader blamed the president's legislative inexperience for the failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but Trump fired back it was McConnell who came up short.
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South Texas Fights Tuberculosis One Blood Test At A Time
Texas has one of the highest rates of TB among U.S. states. A sweeping effort is underway, largely funded by Medicaid, to diagnose and treat people who don't know they harbor the lung infection.
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Bill Moyers On Working With LBJ To Pass Medicare 52 Years Ago
Journalist Bill Moyers once worked as the special assistant to President Johnson, where he witnessed first-hand the political maneuvering that resulted in the landmark health care legislation.
Trump Threatens Congress’ Health Care; Senate Republicans Don’t Seem Too Worried
President Trump tweeted he would undo federal subsidies for congressional health care if the Senate didn't keep its focus on repealing Obamacare. But GOP leaders are still moving on to other issues.
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Understanding CSRs In The Health Care Debate
Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about cost sharing reductions — federal reimbursements to insurance companies that are key to the Affordable Care Act.
Top Republican Lawmakers Shift Priorities To Overhauling Tax Code
Republicans are feeling pressure to deliver the first overhaul of the federal tax code in more than 30 years after the collapse of the long-promised dismantling of the Affordable Care Act.
Trump’s Threat To Cut U.S. Payments Raises Uncertainty In Health Insurance Market
The U.S. government is scheduled to make large payments to health insurance companies to help offset discounts required by the Affordable Care Act. President Trump has threatened to stop the payments.
Sen. Sanders Urges A Medicare-For-All Health Plan
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Sen. Bernie Sanders on his plans to push forward with a bill for a single-payer health insurance system, in the wake of Republican failures to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Trump’s Tweets Threaten To Destabilize Insurance Markets
The president says he may cut off payments to insurance companies. These are federal payments that help insurers discount the price of the health plans they sell to people who have lower incomes.
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Arizona Republican Hopes Senators Can Work Together On Health Care
Sen. Jeff Flake says he hopes for bipartisan cooperation on health care after last week's failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.