By
Susannah Luthi
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April 14, 2018
In his brief tenure as House speaker, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) advocated for the same conservative healthcare ideas he always had, but under a unified GOP government they fell apart. Here's a look at why.
By
Merrill Goozner
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August 07, 2017
In a rational political environment, there's a strong argument for tax reform—the next item on President Donald Trump's agenda. But we don't live in such an environment. Cutting taxes when the economy is near full employment will do nothing more than blow a massive hole in the federal budget.
By
Mara Lee
and
Matthew Weinstock
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May 06, 2017
Senate GOP leaders immediately tempered any enthusiasm that may have burgeoned after the House's narrow 217-213 approval of the American Health Care Act by cautioning that they will significantly overhaul the package, if not write their own version.
By
Harris Meyer
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March 15, 2017
It's make-or-break time for Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. And right now it's looking more like break.
By
Virgil Dickson
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March 02, 2017
Republican and Democratic lawmakers staged a scavenger hunt on Capitol Hill Thursday looking for a draft of the bill aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
By
Virgil Dickson
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February 25, 2017
In crowded town halls around the country, congressional Republicans last week faced Americans who voiced fear and anger over the prospect that they will lose their health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.
By Associated Press
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February 17, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan and other party leaders described a broad vision with a revamped Medicaid program, tax breaks to help people pay doctors' bills and federally subsidized high-risk pools for people with pre-existing conditions.
By
Shelby Livingston
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January 17, 2017
Republican leaders agree that repealing and replacing the ACA should occur simultaneously to avoid leaving 30 million people uninsured, but there's been little consensus on what policies should be included in a replacement plan.
By
Harris Meyer
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January 07, 2017
GOP leaders may decide an ACA deal with Dems would save them a lot of trouble, but they'll have a hard time convincing their right wing.
By
Harris Meyer
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December 31, 2016
2017 had been shaping up as a year focused on fixing the Affordable Care Act's insurance markets, slowing prescription drug price hikes, expanding Medicaid, improving mental healthcare and spreading value-based payment and delivery.
By
Harris Meyer
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November 22, 2016
Some healthcare leaders would welcome plans to turn Medicare into a “premium-support” system that pays a fixed amount per beneficiary, but they want to see more details before they take a side.
By
Bob Herman
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November 12, 2016
Major changes in the exchange-based individual market will spill over to Americans with practically any type of health coverage—Medicare, Medicaid or employer-based plans.