John McCain returns to Senate, casts vote to advance health care bill
Sen. John McCain returned to the Senate on Tuesday to cast one of the final and crucial votes on a procedural step to advance Republicans' plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. McCain,...
View ArticlePaul Ryan: House willing to go to conference committee over health care plan
House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a statement Thursday evening that if the only way for Republicans to move forward on legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare is to go through a conference committee,...
View ArticleCollins to vote ‘no’ on Graham-Cassidy bill, likely killing latest ACA repeal
Sen. Susan Collins announced Monday afternoon that she will oppose the GOP’s latest plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, bringing the total number of public “no” votes to three and likely killing...
View ArticleAG Shapiro to sue President Trump on decision to halt cost-sharing reduction...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Attorney General Josh Shapiro is joining 18 other counterparts in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The lawsuit comes after Trump announced that he would stop the cost-sharing...
View ArticleJudge rejects request to force Obamacare subsidy payments
A federal judge in California denied a request to force the Trump administration to continue to make cost-sharing subsidy payments aimed at helping lower-income individuals afford health care costs...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act premiums will get cheaper for the first time
It will cost a little less to buy the benchmark Affordable Care Act plan in 2019. The average premium for the silver plan will decline by 1.5%, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said...
View ArticleTrump administration now says entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down
The Trump administration on Monday said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down, in a dramatic reversal. In a filing with a federal appeals court, the Justice Department said it agreed...
View ArticleFOX43 Capitol Beat: Pa. House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler
Pennsylvania's 2019-2020 spending plan is due by June 30, the end of the fiscal year. Negotiations in Harrisburg are ongoing and House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) stopped by FOX43...
View ArticleFOX43 Capitol Beat – Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner
Open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act closes on December 15. State Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman joined the FOX43 Capitol Beat to discuss what Pennsylvanians need...
View ArticleAppeals court says Obamacare individual mandate unconstitutional and sends...
A federal appeals court has found the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional, but did not invalidate the entire law, which remains in effect. The 2-1 decision by the 5th US Circuit...
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