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Here Are 7 Implications of Ending Obamacare’s Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
In the wake of Congress’ failure to pass Obamacare repeal and replace legislation, the Trump administration is reportedly debating whether to stop paying Obamacare’s “cost-sharing reduction” subsidies to health insurers. Those payments are the subject of a lawsuit brought two years ago by the House of Representatives arguing that the Obama administration lacked authority to… -
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How Obamacare Is Eroding Private Insurance
The Senate has now failed to pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare. The longer Congress delays or avoids action, the more the problems are likely to grow and compound. The most common and publicized problems with the law have been the skyrocketing premiums and withdrawal of insurers from Obamacare exchanges—consequences that have flown in… -
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3 Republicans Join Democrats to Defeat Obamacare Repeal
Republican Sens. John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins joined Democrats to keep Obamacare, at least for now. The “skinny repeal” bill managed to get only 49 votes, with every Democrat and the three Republicans voting against the scaled-down version of the repeal and replace bill. Just before 2 a.m. Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch… -
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10 States Ready Legal Action to Undo Obama Amnesty for ‘Dreamers’
A lawsuit by states seeking to end protected status for children whose parents brought them to the U.S. illegally could spare President Donald Trump from personally halting the Obama administration program. “DACA is an unlawful program that must be phased out,” @AGRutledge says. Or, immigration experts say, such litigation could force Democrats in Congress to… -
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What Comes After ‘Skinny Repeal’ of Obamacare?
Republican senators are reportedly working on a so-called “skinny repeal” of Obamacare. While details remain sparse, no one should mistake this last-minute effort for being the culmination of Republicans’ seven-year promise to repeal and ultimately replace Obamacare. The inconclusive nature of the process stems from a fundamental divide within the Republican Party over how much… -
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What’s at Stake in the Senate’s Last-Ditch Effort to Repeal Obamacare
The Senate narrowly voted in favor of a motion to proceed to debate the health care bill Tuesday, giving Republicans one chance to get something done before Congress likely goes on recess in mid-August. The Senate will continue to participate in what’s called a “vote-a-rama.” The vote-a-rama process was described at length by health care… -
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Victims of Obamacare Have a Warning for Senate Republicans
Families who experienced horror stories under Obamacare gathered at the White House Monday and warned Republicans of political consequences if they did not vote to repeal and replace the law. “I am very fine with sitting at home in 2018 and not voting if that is the only way to get their attention, I’m more… -
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The Obamacare Facts That Liberals Don’t Want You to Know
Perhaps too often, Americans take the findings of independent government agencies—whether executive or congressional—as fact. The Congressional Budget Office, which has impacted the health care debate, has consistently said that repealing Obamacare would lead to around 22 to 23 million Americans losing their insurance by 2026. This has been a frequent talking point for those… -
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We Hear You: The Failure of Republicans to Repeal or Replace Obamacare
Editor's note: It's hard to think of a topic that drives more comments from The Daily Signal's audience than the fate of Obamacare. With a Senate vote possible this week on some sort of health care reform, here's a roundup of your views. Write us at [email protected] about our news and commentary.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily… -
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EXCLUSIVE: $2 Million Obama-Era Program Gets 17 People Jobs
A government-funded job training program that promised to turn hundreds of residents of Kentucky's coal country into computer coders so far has spent $2 million to place 17 people in tech jobs and may have left others worse off, The Daily Signal has learned. The program, a private-public partnership between state and federal agencies and… -
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Conservative Groups Call on Senate to Repeal Obamacare
Senate Republicans should repeal Obamacare or prepare to face consequences, say leaders of conservative groups. “Now is the time to act after eight years of promising to repeal Obamacare,” said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins during a conference call with reporters, urging Republicans to move forward with a proposed measure that would repeal the… -
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7 Years of Promising Obamacare Repeal Leaves Republicans Just 1 Option
Obamacare is failing. It has done little to fulfill its original promise of producing more choice and lower costs, and worse, has set off a cascading set of problems that will increasingly hurt the American people. When President Donald Trump was asked Tuesday if the bill to repeal Obamacare was dead, he responded: I don’t… -
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Most of Obama’s Green Policies Persist at Department of Defense
As Congress considers green projects in a military spending bill, the Trump administration hasn’t staked out a strong case on whether to roll back the Obama administration’s aggressive push for biofuels, wind, solar, and other renewables in the military. “The Pentagon has bought into climate change because it makes it politically more acceptable,” @myronebell says…. -
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Repealing This Obamacare Tax Would Signal That Tax Reform Is Alive
The Senate is seriously considering keeping Obamacare’s 3.8 percent net investment income tax as part of its most recent repeal and replace proposal. Rather than falling back on the simple story that the tax will just be paid by the rich, this is an important opportunity for the Senate to explain that taxes on investment… -
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Obamaphone Fraud as High as 65%
A massive portion of Obamaphone recipients are receiving the benefit after lying on their applications, according to a new 90-page report from the Government Accountability Office. An undercover sting operation showed ineligible applications were approved 63 percent of the time, and a review found that 36 to 65 percent of beneficiaries in various categories had lied in easily detectable… -
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Ohio Is Already Rolling Back Parts of Obamacare. How Other States Can Do the Same.
For years, most Americans have looked to Washington for relief from Obamacare. To be sure, Congress must pass and the president must sign a full repeal of Obamacare so that states and citizens can regain their health care freedom and decision-making. But even while Obamacare remains law, states have the tools to stop and roll… -
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EPA Poised to Undo Obama’s Federal Power Grab
A highly controversial rule from the Obama administration may finally be on its way out. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is going to put an end to the Obama administration’s federal power grab known as the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. Specifically, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers are…