affordable care act
President Trump officially announced that he has selected Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to fill the vacancy of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court, setting up a bitter Senate confirmation battle with just five weeks left until Election Day. “I stand before you today to fulfill one of my highest […]
President Trump unveiled his long-awaited historic "America First" health care plan Thursday, a series of executive orders aimed at providing Americans affordable, high-quality health care while banning surprise medical billing and affirming to protect those with preexisting conditions. "Today, I will lay out my vision for a healthcare system that puts patients first, families first, […]
The House on Monday passed a bill to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the first major expansion since its enactment a decade ago. The legislation, which passed in a largely party-line vote of 234 to 179. Only one Democrat, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota voted against the bill while two Republicans joined the Democrats in […]
With all that said, congressional Democrats are making a hard push to retain control of the House of Representatives, but the newly-elected ultra-Progressive caucus is panning out to be more of a crutch than an asset.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who last month introduced and passed an amendment in the Senate budget that protected pre-existing conditions, has co-sponsored the Protect Act with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) to help qualm concerns over pre-existing condition coverage, and allowing young adults to stay on their parent’s healthcare plan until they reach 26 years of age.
Democrats are up in arms, and are now pivoting from the Mueller report findings to defending the flawed healthcare law.
Republicans have tried to “repeal and replace” the controversial law, but failed to do so during the Obama years, and throughout President Trump’s first two years in office.
While most Democratic senators support a single-payer, or “Medicare for All” healthcare measure, there is one hold out that refuses to tow her party’s line when it comes to healthcare reform, especially “Medicare for All.”
"No person should worry that they may be one hospital bill away from bankruptcy because of a pre-existing condition and high costs."
After failing dozens of times to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in federal judge in Texas has ruled that the controversial healthcare law unconstitutional. Democrats, as you can imagine, have been crying political foul, saying that Republicans were behind the Republican-appointed judge’s decision. States like California […]
He lost his senate race in Texas to Republican Senator Ted Cruz, but that hasn’t driven Democrat Congressman Roberto “Beto” O’Rourke of the campaign trail. There is speculation that he could challenge and defeat Sen. Jim Cornyn (R) in 2020, but the real buzz around O’Rourke is a possible presidential run against President Donald Trump. […]
