Republicans in the US Senate decided not to put to a vote another bill to repeal and replace the Obamacare health insurance system due to the futility of its adoption by the upper house. Reuters reports this, quoting Republican Senator Richard Shelby: “There is no need to vote if you...
In the US Senate, amid violent protests, a meeting was held on another desperate attempt by Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. This is the only Senate Finance Committee meeting on a bill that could be put to a vote this week. ...
Two more Republican senators have said they do not support the proposal to end Obamacare, jeopardizing the GOP's latest efforts to deliver on multi-year promises and change the health care law. Susan Collins and Ted Cruz - said they would not support this attempt. Senator ...
Insurance companies are calculating premiums for 2018 under the Obamacare program, and due to political uncertainty, most of them intend to raise prices. This is evidenced by the results of a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which compared the proposed contributions to ...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off government payments to insurance companies and congressmen if Congress does not repeal Obamacare and pass a new health insurance program. The president wrote about this on his Twitter microblog. “If the new health care bill is not passed...
In Manhattan, a married couple committed suicide due to the fact that they could not pay medical bills and receive medical care. They left two suicide notes in which they asked to take care of their children. The bodies of a 53 year old man and a 50 year old woman were ...
The Senate dealt a devastating blow to Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare by failing to pass the so-called "skinny bill" early Friday. Three Republican senators - John McCain, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins - joined Democrats in voting against the partial repeal of the bill.…
One of the plans to repeal and replace the Obamacare health care law, which Republican senators have been working on for months, failed to get the 60 votes needed to approve it. According to Voice of America, only 43 senators voted for it, 57 legislators spoke out...
According to the Congressional Budget Office, 32 million people will be out of insurance by 2026 if Obamacare is lifted under the new American Medical Aid bill. In addition, insurance premiums under insurance contracts will be doubled by 2026. According to ...
The Republican Health Insurance Project, which is supposed to replace the Obamacare program, has lost two Republican senatorial votes, and thus lost the support it needs to go on. Senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee independently released statements on July 17 stating that ...