Health CareCommentary
Democrats, of course, oppose the tax cuts moving through Congress. They believe government knows how to spend your money better than you do. But what… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Senate should be commended for including repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate in its tax reform plan. Repealing the mandate that forces individuals to buy… Read More
Health CareCommentary
News broke on Tuesday that the Senate will include repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate in its final tax bill. This is something President Donald Trump… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The late, great Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman said it best: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Friedman’s pithy proverb reminds us that… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Wednesday, Nov. 1 will mark the beginning of the next open enrollment period in the Obamacare exchanges. This will be the first enrollment season since… Read More
Health CareNews
Conservative lawmakers say they oppose the Alexander-Murray health care legislation because it would bail out health insurance companies. The congressmen discussed the issue Tuesday at… Read More
Health CareCommentary
While President Donald Trump’s response to the bipartisan health care proposal on Capitol Hill has slid from optimistic to negative, and then back to optimistic,… Read More
Health CareNews
As two Senate lawmakers float yet another plan to fix problems with Obamacare, another wants to revisit legislation that he says would more substantially repeal… Read More
Health CareNews
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he could not support the bipartisan proposal to shore up Obamacare and stabilize the health insurance markets through 2019…. Read More
Health CareNews
The latest attempt at a legislative fix to Obamacare was met with a mixture of hesitance and outright opposition by Republicans who have repeatedly vowed… Read More
Health CareNews
President Donald Trump said Obamacare is “virtually dead,” but appears ready to keep it on life support for another two years. Just days after ending… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Finding bipartisan agreement on any issue today is rare, and on health reform, essentially nonexistent. So what’s getting both Democrats and Republicans on the same… Read More
Health CareNews
The Trump administration announced Thursday night that it will cease making payments to a subsidy that helps low- to moderate-income individuals purchase Obamacare health insurance… Read More
Health CareCommentary
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Thursday that moves health care a step in the right direction. The executive order instructs the… Read More
Health CareNews
Unable so far to achieve even a partial rollback of Obamacare from Congress, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could make it… Read More
Health CareNews
Despite Republicans’ inability to repeal Obamacare, President Donald Trump and some conservative leaders have not given up on calling for renewed efforts to repeal or… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Cue the funeral bagpipes. My fourth health insurance plan is dead. Two weeks ago, my husband and I received yet another cancellation notice for our… Read More
EconomyNews
The chairman of the largest Republican caucus in the House of Representatives said Americans should be confident tax reform will pass, even though a repeal… Read More
Health CareNews
Despite “fake news” claims that Republicans’ chance to repeal and replace Obamacare ends Saturday, that isn’t necessarily true, a conservative House member said Tuesday. Obamacare… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Over the weekend, Republican senators released a new version of “Graham-Cassidy,” their latest effort to undo Obamacare’s damage. It’s far from clear the bill can… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As Republican senators look to scrape together the votes for a deal on health care, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is pushing his own proposal. He… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Editors’s note: With the Senate once again on the brink of a vote to partially repeal and replace Obamacare through the Graham-Cassidy bill, it’s a… Read More
Health CareNews
Jimmy Kimmel may be a funny man, but he doesn’t understand Obamacare, according to a U.S. senator who the late-night TV host slammed this week… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Since January, Republicans in Congress have been working on efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare using the budget reconciliation vehicle. As a last-ditch effort to… Read More
Health CareNews
Republican senators are pitching one last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare regulations before a Sept. 30 deadline. A bill, drafted by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of… Read More
Health CareNews
Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper have teamed to recommend that Congress keep the Obamacare mandate requiring Americans to have health insurance,… Read More
Health CareNews
Five governors—representing both parties and from states across the country—told a Senate committee Thursday that inaction on health care is not an option and lawmakers… Read More
Health CareNews
Some Republicans in Alaska are frustrated that one of their own broke ranks to vote with Senate Democrats against repealing Obamacare. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s senior… Read More
Health CareCommentary
For seven years, Republican candidates running for every office from president to dogcatcher campaigned on the need to repeal and replace Obamacare. The spectacular collapse… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Following Congress’ failure to enact “repeal and replace” legislation this summer, the new Obamacare buzz phrase for the fall is “market stabilization.” An ad hoc… Read More
