5 Factors That Could Interfere With Graham-Cassidy’s State Health Care Waivers
On the two critical questions—will it lower insurance premiums, and will it generate a system that works for states?—a textual analysis of Graham-Cassidy yields significant doubts.
A Health Care Solution So Simple, Even Congress Could Pass It
Lost in the political drama is why health-care reform legislation is so difficult to pass in the first place and why the solution to the problem, which is exceedingly simple, is being ignored.
How Graham-Cassidy’s Funding Formula Gives Washington Unprecedented Power
Which states will end up the proverbial winners and losers under the Graham-Cassidy bill? The answer is simple: Nope.
The September 30 Deadline For Obamacare Repeal Is Fake News
The Senate’s 52 Republicans have multiple options open to keep the Obamacare repeal process alive after September 30. The only question is whether they have the political will to do so.
Here’s The Obamacare Grand Bargain That Will Satisfy Both Republican Factions
Here’s a simpler, cleaner solution: Preserving the status quo on Medicaid expansion in exchange for full repeal of Obamacare’s insurance regulations at the federal level.
Watch This Republican Senator Say He’s ‘Pleased’ Obamacare Repeal Failed
Republican Sen. Dean Heller said he’s ‘pleased’ the Republican-led effort to repeal and replace Obamacare ultimately failed.
Bipartisan Group: We Need To Break The Law To Make Obamacare Too Big To Fail
The Problem Solvers Caucus proposal amounts to little more than an Obamacare TARP—Turning Against Repeal Promises.
Don’t Blame Mooching Millennials Like Me For Obamacare’s Failures
Twenty-somethings mooching off of their parents’ health insurance plan aren’t the reason Obamacare is bad.
Trump And Schumer’s Spat Over Obamacare’s Cost-Sharing Reductions Is Ominous
For the president, as for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the cost-sharing reduction payments should be a binary choice: Does a lawful appropriation for the payments exist, or not?
To Media And GOP Leadership, Some Obamacare Victims Matter More Than Others
These people were lied to repeatedly, made to bear the brunt of Obamacare’s costs and broken promises, and now denigrated for daring to point out they have been hurt.
Republican Efforts To Repeal Portions Of Obamacare Through ‘Skinny’ Bill Fail In The Senate
Senate Republicans’ efforts to repeal portions of Obamacare failed narrowly late Thursday night, thanks to three defecting GOP senators.
41-Year-Old Father: ‘Obamacare Won’t Pay For My Back Surgery, But It Will Pay For Opioids’
The story of one North Carolina man’s ordeal with Obamacare shows how the federal health care law hurts average American families by denying care.
The Binary Choice Behind A ‘Skinny’ Health Care Bill
If senators support the scenarios below, then they should vote for the bill. If not, perhaps they should consider another course.
9 Things You Need To Know About The Coming Obamacare ‘Vote-A-Rama’
The Senate’s consideration of health-care legislation will soon result in a grueling series of votes dubbed ‘vote-a-rama.’ It will be wild.
Senate Votes To Begin Debate On Obamacare Repeal
This vote sets up days of debates and votes over what parts of the Affordable Care Act this ‘skinny bill’ will repeal and replace.
Why The Motion To Proceed On An Obamacare Bill Is A Sucker’s Bet
Without a clear vision of the final legislation and an agreement from 50 Republican senators to preserve that vision on the Senate floor, proceeding to the bill will result in a policy morass.
What’s Going On Right Now Inside The Senate’s Health Care Debate
As Vince Lombardi might ask, ‘What the h— is going on out here?’
Andy Slavitt Doesn’t Know Anything About Medicaid, Is A Liar, Or Both
Former Obama official Andy Slavitt made the bold claim that Republicans were changing their health-care bill ‘not just to gut Medicaid, but to allow states to eliminate it.’ False.
Why Lindsay Graham’s ‘State Flexibility’ In Health Care Is Hypocritical
Moderates want other senators to respect their states’ decisions on Medicaid expansion, but want to dictate to other senators how those senators’ states should regulate health insurance.
GOP Senators Need To Fulfill Their Planned Parenthood Defund Promises Now
The defund Planned Parenthood campaign hinges on whether we can convince wavering GOP leaders to leave the defunding provision alone as they tweak the Obamacare repeal.