House Republicans recently passed a package of health insurance bills, known as the CHOICE Act, intended to reduce health insurance costs for certain businesses and consumers. The proposed reforms would …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care ReformHealth Insurance Marketplace
Trump, McConnell Indicate There May Be Movement Towards Limited Bipartisan ACA Legislation to Stabilize Insurance Markets in 2018 [NEW REPORT]
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWith the GOP’s last-ditch attempt in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)done for now, President Trump introduced the idea of working with Democrats to change healthcare …
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Affordable Care Act
Surveys Show Public Support for ACA Continues to Grow
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIt’s become clear that the American public is not so down on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), at least not anymore. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has been conducting regular …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Reform
Complexities Await Should ACA Be Amended Prior To Repeal
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenOn June 26, President Trump tweeted, “Republican Senators are working very hard to get there, with no help from the Democrats. Not easy! Perhaps just let OCare crash & burn!” …
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ACA RepealHealth Care Reform
As Secret ACA Repeal Looms Overhead, Senate Democrats Voice Protest
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenLast week it was revealed that Senate GOP have been meeting behind closed doors, readying perhaps a complete rewrite of Trump’s proposed healthcare bill, the American Health Care Act. Prior …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Reform
Senate Republicans Ready ACA Replacement Plan In Private
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenEarlier this year, House Republicans gathered in the wee hours of the morning to secretly prepare a replacement plan for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The result …
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Health Care CoverageHealth Care Reform
Two New Health Care Tax Bills Approved Pending AHCA Passing
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThere was a time in the early stages of the ACA repeal where the Trump Administration shrugged off any ACA-mandated taxes going forward. The growing concern was that a repeal …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
Did Tennessee Hurt Itself With Healthcare?
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIf you reside in Tennessee, there’s a likely chance that next year you may be without options within the federally facilitated healthcare exchange under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This …
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Affordable Care ActAmerican Health Care Act (AHCA)
Breaking: Affordable Care Act Will Not Be Repealed Due To Votes
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe New York Times broke the story today that House Speaker Paul Ryan “rushed” to the White House to explain to President Trump that he lacked the votes to repeal …
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American Health Care Act (AHCA)MedicaidPolitical Parties
Republicans Amend the American Health Care Act to Add a Work Requirement for Medicaid Eligibility
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWith the House vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) looming for Thursday and concern of its approval among conservatives in the House, GOP leadership has added a “manager’s …
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Affordable Care ActAmerican Health Care Act (AHCA)
Just Weeks After Replacement Plan Surfaces, House GOP Readies Amendments
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenA few weeks ago, Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan voiced the House GOP’s plans for a repeal and the replacement plan, which placed a heavy focus on eliminating ACA-mandated taxes. …
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ACA ReformHealth Care Coverage
President Trump Proposes New Rule To Stabilize ACA Marketplace
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenDetails on President Trump’s plans for an ACA repeal and replacement are finally coming to light. In a new proposed rule, the stabilization of the exchange is placed at the …
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Affordable Care Act
Does The Newly Revised HHS 2017 Calendar Suggest A Delayed ACA Repeal?
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenWhile the Trump Administration’s proposed rule for market stabilization was circulated in the middle of February, also included were date changes for 2017 and 2018 by the Department of Health …
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Health Care CoverageMedicaid
Keeping Up With The GOP And Medicaid Expansion
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenNew remarks from President Trump are now suggesting that the Affordable Care Act won’t see an immediate repeal or replacement until well into the next year. While that may be …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Reform
The Affordable Care Act Repeal And Replace: Acknowledgement of Delay By President Trump
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIt was early last month when House Speaker Paul Ryan suggested that an ACA repeal would be far from immediate, as the transitional period in and of itself could take …
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Affordable Care Act
The ACA Comes Under Fire Again For Allocations Of Funds
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenOnce again furthering the rift between the Democrats’ and Republicans’ respective opinions of the Affordable Care Act, cost-sharing reductions return to question. In a hearing held in July, a representative …
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Affordable Care ActPolitical Parties
GOP Senate funds the ACA in 2017 joining Democrats
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenIt comes as no surprise that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is favored more among Democrats than Republicans. However, perhaps the tides are changing, at least when it comes to …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
Medicaid and ACA Split the GOP
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenRepublicans in Congress are finding themselves in the awkward position of arguing against the Affordable Care Act and its expansion of Medicaid coverage at the same time that Republican governors …
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Montana’s Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock signed into law a Medicaid expansion bill that had been drafted by a Republican member of the state legislature. Under the new law, Montana will …
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Republican members the House Representatives announced Friday, Nov. 21st, that they have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration’s “unilateral actions” implementing the Act. The lawsuit says the administration unlawfully …