WASHINGTON — Republicans are claiming a triumph by pushing their legislative centerpiece scuttling much of President Barack Obama’s health care law through the House. It was a perilous journey, and its Senate pathway will be at least as bumpy with little doubt the measure will change, assuming it survives. Thursday’s 217-213 House passage — with […]
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Last-minute bargaining keyed passage of GOP health care bill
President Donald Trump, accompanied by GOP House members, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health care bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was ready to celebrate. On the day House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to […]
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Bruce Poliquin says he will vote for GOP health care bill because ‘ObamaCare is failing’
After weeks of indecision, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin declared Thursday that he will support a health care measure that would repeal key elements of the Affordable Care Act. Poliquin, a two-term Republican from the 2nd District, rushed back to the Capitol early in the day less than 48 hours after his father suffered a stroke […]
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Maine may offer path forward for GOP health care plan
As Republicans scramble to try to come up with a successor to the Affordable Care Act, or at least an alternative that can win over a majority of the GOP-controlled House, many are looking to Maine for a possible model. In recent days, they’ve been talking about the high-risk pool established in Maine to provide […]
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Insurers say Trump administration must do more to stabilize ‘Obamacare’
In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. Something new is happening in a health care debate dominated for seven years by the twists and turns of Barack Obama’s signature law. The focus has shifted to ideas from President […]
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White House tweaks health care bill to appeal to conservatives
WASHINGTON — White House officials made a new offer to conservative House Republicans late Monday on the GOP’s failed health care bill, hoping to resuscitate a measure that crashed spectacularly less than two weeks ago. Vice President Mike Pence and two top White House officials made the offer in a closed-door meeting with members of […]
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Who wins, who loses if American Health Care Act passes
WASHINGTON — The rich and the almost rich would make out well under the House Republican bill to dismantle Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The old and the poor, not so much. The measure would repeal major parts of Obama’s health law, capping future funding for Medicaid and cutting tax increases for high-income families, health […]
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CBO says 14 million will lose coverage in 1st year under GOP health bill
WASHINGTON — Nonpartisan analysts project that 14 million people would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama’s health care law. The estimate is a blow to Republicans. Monday’s estimate by the Congressional Budget Office says there would be 24 million more people uninsured by 2026 than under current law. […]
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New health care analysis draws varied reaction from Maine lawmakers
Following the release Monday of a Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health care measure pushed by President Donald Trump, Maine’s elected representatives offered an array of opinions about what it means. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who’s a key player on the issue, called the report a “cause for alarm” because of its […]