Cassidy one of 2 GOP senators proposing to let states keep Obama health law
Two Republican senators said Monday that they'll propose legislation that lets states keep former President Barack Obama's health care overhaul or opt for a new program providing trimmed-down coverage.
View ArticleReport: New evidence of rising ‘Obamacare’ premiums
Premiums for popular low-cost medical plans under the federal health care law are expected to go up an average of 11 percent next year, said a study that reinforced reports of sharp increases around...
View ArticleObamacare 2.0: Obama calls for revisiting the public option
President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for addressing unsolved problems with his signature health law, including a renewed call for a "public option" to let Americans buy insurance from the...
View ArticleWith millions covered, ‘repeal and replace’ gets riskier
As Republicans gather to anoint their presidential ticket in Cleveland, uncompromising opposition to "Obamacare" is getting politically riskier.
View ArticleAP-NORC Poll: Broad worries about potential health care loss
Though "Obamacare" still divides Americans, a majority worries many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation's long-running political standoff over health care.
View Article12.2M sign up for ‘Obamacare’ despite its problems
More than 12.2 million people have signed up for coverage nationwide this year under the Obama-era health care law even with the uncertainty created by President Donald Trump's vow to repeal and...
View ArticleFormer House speaker predicts ‘Obamacare’ won’t be repealed
Former House Speaker John Boehner predicted on Thursday that a full repeal and replacement of "Obamacare" is "not going to happen."
View ArticleSome parts of ‘Obamacare’ are working fairly well
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders say drastic action is needed because the Obama-era health care overhaul is a disaster, with soaring premiums and insurers bailing out.
View ArticleMore than 12M signed up for ‘Obamacare’
The government says more than 12 million people have signed up for coverage this year under former President Barack Obama's health care law, even as the Republican-led Congress debates its repeal.
View ArticleNew anxieties as Trump says Obamacare will ‘explode’
Americans who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act are feeling some relief at the failure of Republican efforts to repeal it, but they face new anxieties with President Donald Trump tweeting...
View ArticleIs ‘Obamacare’ repeal dead — or a legislative zombie?
President Donald Trump's plan to kill Obamacare died last week. Or maybe it didn't.
View ArticleTrump’s ‘Obamacare’ fixes don’t impress insurers
The Trump administration released limited fixes Thursday for shaky health insurance markets, but insurers quickly said those actions won't guarantee stability for millions of consumers now covered.
View ArticleSenate Dems ask GOP to drop their plan to repeal ‘Obamacare’
Senate Democrats are asking Republican leaders to drop their effort to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law. If they do, they're offering to help them "improve the health care system for all...
View ArticleSenate GOP releases bill to cut Medicaid, alter ‘Obamacare’
Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama's health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid for low-income Americans and erase tax boosts that Obama...
View ArticleIf GOP can’t repeal Obamacare, how can they overhaul taxes?
Senate Republicans' struggle to pass a health care bill is jeopardizing another one of President Donald Trump's top priorities: overhauling America's tax system.
View Article‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump says after GOP plan collapses
President Donald Trump declared Tuesday it's time to "let Obamacare fail" after the latest GOP health care plan crashed and burned in the Senate, a stunning failure for the president, Republican leader...
View Article‘Repeal now, replace later’ has immediate consumer impact
Consumers would feel the impact immediately if Republicans repeal "Obamacare" with no replacement.
View ArticleNot dead yet: Trump exhorts Senate to pass Obamacare repeal
Lecturing fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump summoned GOP senators to the White House Wednesday and told them face-to-face they must not leave town for their August recess without sending him...
View ArticleGOP eyes narrow bill to advance goal on “Obamacare” repeal
They couldn't pass a repeal of "Obamacare," or find the votes for a White House-backed replacement.
View ArticleGOP dealt stiff blow in Senate’s bid to repeal ‘Obamacare’
Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump's agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama's health care law after a night of high suspense...
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