Tag: affordable care act repeal

GOP health care vote abruptly cancelled as Trump didn’t have the support

Julie Campbell
GOP tax plan health care vote - President Donald Trump Official Portrait

“We just pulled it,” said President Trump in a phone interview with the Washington Post. House Republican leaders suddenly cancelled the GOP health care vote and withdrew their rewrite of the law. A vote had been scheduled for 3:30 pm (ET) following dramatic attempts to gain support to pass the bill. On Thursday, it was already clear that there was inadequate support, but President Trump still scheduled a do-or-die vote for Friday. On Friday, the situation only worsened for the bill’s supporters as more Republicans leaned toward a “no” vote.…

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Health care vote likely today after delay from Trump’s failure to find support

Logan B.
Donald Trump - health care repeal

Despite extensive efforts to encourage members to see his side, the president has yet to gain enough votes. House leaders postponed the health care vote that had been expected to occur on Thursday. The GOP’s intention had been to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Trump and his supporters worked diligently to address demands made from lawmakers who refused to support the overhaul bill. Despite considerable efforts, Trump was unable to convince enough of the lawmakers to make it pass. The House Republicans met behind closed doors late in the day…

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Trump health care reform will include “insurance for everybody”

Marc

According to the President-Elect, he is close to completing a replacement for the Affordable Care Act. The President-Elect has now said that the Donald Trump health care reform is coming close to completion. This will replace the Affordable Care Act which was President Obama’s signature health care law. The goal of Trump’s overhaul of Obamacare will be to make sure there is “insurance for everybody.” The announcement of this Trump health care reform move came as a bit of a surprise for many people. Despite the fact that he did…

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209,000 California insurance jobs could disappear from ACA repeal

G. Turner
california insurance jobs

The state has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as outside counsel to overcome this challenge. As the Republican party launches its efforts to deconstruct the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a recent study suggests massive damage to California insurance jobs. In fact, the research indicated that the state could see losses of over 200,000 insurance and health care positions from an ACA repeal. Repealing the federal health care reform could also slash an annual $20.5 billion from the California economy. These forecasts were produced by the UC Berkeley Center…

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Samuel L Jackson praises Obama for Affordable Care Act in celebrity tribute

Julie Campbell

In an emotional farewell video, big names from Leonardo DiCaprio to Michael Jordan applauded the president. The Affordable Care Act received a memorable time in the spotlight in an emotional tribute video for President Barack Obama. Top celebrities joined everyday Americans and even members of the international community in the video goodbye. This praise to Obamacare came at a time when the Republican party is already working to deconstruct it. In the video, huge names such as Tom Hanks, Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Jordan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Ellen DeGeneres…

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Will health insurance exchanges crumble under Obamacare repeal?

Logan B.
Donald Trump Obamacare overhaul

According to a number of industry experts and analysts, the marketplaces may just survive. In under a handful of days into the start of 2017, the Republicans made it clear that the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its health insurance exchanges would be among the first moves of the year. Some predictions have stated that health insurance companies will start withdrawing from the marketplaces. The concern is that the instability brought by the Affordable Care Act repeal could make the health insurance exchanges too much of a risk…

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