Health Care Bill

This Is The Problem With Delaying A Vote On Republicans’ Health-care Bill

... over the next decade. This week, Republicans' struggling revised health-care plan took an even more brutal punch to the gut: Their plan will still cause roughly as many people to be uninsured over the next decade, AND it will cost the government twice as much money. That's according to the CBO's new score of Republicans' revised plan , which has been pieced together after days of mostly behind-the-scenes dealmaking aimed at the impossible task of pleasing intransigent conservatives and moderate Republicans. Basically the only difference this new bill will have on the federal government is how much it will cost: Instead of reducing the deficit by an estimated $337 billion over the next decade like the first version did, it will reduce it by about $150 billion. This CBO score is one of the reasons Republicans' last-minute delay on a planned Thursday vote on the bill is so damaging for their already slim chances of getting something passed: It gives every side opposed to this bill — and there are many — more time to digest ...

Where Do California Republicans Stand On The Health-care Bill

... part of northern Los Angeles County and part of Ventura County, including the cities of Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Palmdale, Lancaster, and the northern part of the San Fernando Valley; it’s the most Republican congressional district to be located primarily in Los Angeles County. His bold-faced bio points: A former soldier and cop, he served in the U. S. Army from 1985 to 1993 and served for 18 years with the Los Angeles Police Department where he was selected to serve on the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) team. In 2014, Knight was one of three California legislators who voted against a measure barring the display or sale of Confederate flag images from California state museums and gift shops. His recent moment in the (health-care) news: Hundreds of protesters showed up last month at one of Knight’s three district offices to hand-deliver letters urging the the Palmdale Republican not to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. His take on the  health-care bill: According to news reports, Knight “has said he doesn’t have a position on the bill at this point” and the LA Times quoted a Knight statement that “we will continue to carefully review the ...

Instead Of The House Healthcare Bill, Replace Federal Healthcare Laws By Letting The States Decide What To Do

... laws by letting the states decide what to do. By Deane Waldman • 3/23/17 8:00 PM. The Washington Examiner. Obamacare. The American Health Care Act. The Emergency Medical Transport and Labor Act. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Health Insurance Marketplaces (now called exchanges.) The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Medicare. Patient-centric healthcare. The Unfunded Mandate Reform Act. These are some of the ways that Washington has "fixed" our healthcare system. Other than failure, they have one other attribute in common: they're Washington-generated, Washington-in-control. For more than 50 years, the federal government has dominated healthcare using a military command-and-control model. To use a medical analogy, Washington has been the attending physician for a sick patient named healthcare for decades. With all the "treatments" imposed by the doctor-federal government, healthcare has become sicker and sicker, and sicker. Spending on healthcare has more than tripled, rising from 5 percent of GDP in 1960 to ...

Inside A District That Could Make Or Break The Vote

... is at risk of failing. Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck said he is leaning toward voting no. Colorado's 4 th congressional district (CNN). When it comes to the fate of the GOP's health care bill, no district is more important than this swath of eastern Colorado. Rep. Ken Buck is one of several Republicans who have said they might vote against their party's effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. That has raised tensions in this largely rural district. "We should pass it as is now and go to the next step," said Mark Strodtman, who fixes and sells cars in the district's largest city, Greeley. Strodtman said he doesn't think the GOP bill is perfect the way it's written now. But he said he can't stand Obamacare and says it's time to "wipe it off the map.". Read More. While Strodtman is a staunch Republican and huge Trump supporter, all five of his adult children are Democrats. It's far from the only division in this new political hot spot. Farms, cattle and health care debates. This is a ...

Health Care Bill Divides Trump Supporters In Arizona

... how life works.”. And a lot of voters agree. CBS News went to speak with them in Arizona. It would be hard to find more fervent Mr. Trump supporters  than Barbara Wyllie and Corky Haynes. CBS News asked Wyllie how she thinks Mr. Trump is doing so far in office. “Fabulous,” she said. Barbara Wyllie and Corky Haynes speak to CBS News about how President Trump is doing 60 days after taking office. CBS Evening News. But what about the tweets , the bragging and the fights with the media. “It’s exciting to finally have someone call them out on it,” Haynes said. “For years I screamed at the TV and said, ‘That’s not how it happened.’”. The two Sun City grandmothers are among what the polls say are the 30 or 40 percent of the country that form the Trump base. And for the record, they don’t believe the polls either. “They said he wouldn’t win the election,” Wyllie said, “So I can’t take it really seriously.”. A new poll found 60 percent of voters do not believe President Trump is honest. Mr. Trump has made several allegations without evidence, some of. As for the health care bill proposed by ...

A Visual Guide To Republicans Opposing The Gop Health Care Bill

... which the AHCA does not quite offer. However, Senate rules limit how much the House can repeal from existing law while still using a process requiring only a simple majority vote, complicating Republican leaders' ability to make a deal with Freedom Caucus members. Other House Republicans voting no hail from areas where Obamacare expanded Medicaid coverage, providing more of its members with insurance. Medicaid has been at the center of efforts to transform the bill into something that will pass. Representatives also hail from areas with shrinking insurance markets, where premiums are on the rise. Even before the vote cancellation, tweaks had been made to entice members, such as moving the timeline to undo the taxes imposed by Obamacare, adding a higher subsidy for seniors, and giving flexibility in block granting Medicaid. A deal was also made to please rural New York state by exempting contributions to the state's Medicaid fund. A Look at the House Freedom Caucus. As Leigh Ann ...

Stock Rally Sputters After Vote On Healthcare Bill Is Delayed

... to $1,247.20 an ounce, which ended a five-day win streak. Silver rose 2 cents to $17.59 an ounce. Copper rose 1 cent to $2.64 a pound. The dollar inched up to 111.07 yen from 110.92 yen. The euro fell to $1.0786 from $1.0798. Germany's DAX jumped 1.1% and the CAC 40 in France rose 0.8%. Britain's FTSE 100 index rose 0.2%. In Japan the Nikkei 225 gained 0.2%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was flat and the South Korean Kospi gained 0.2%. Caption 90 seconds: 4 stories you can't miss. Will the healthcare vote  bind President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan together or push them apart? U. S. intelligence agencies inadvertently intercepted  communications involving the Trump transition team. Immigrant advocates are preparing communities  for the worst - a raid or detention. Bring on the poppies and wildflowers. Credits -. Associated Press / Getty / Irfan Khan / KTLA / Genaro Molina. Will the healthcare vote  bind President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan together or push them apart? U. S. intelligence agencies inadvertently intercepted  communications involving the Trump transition team. Immigrant advocates are ...

Revised Republican Health Care Bill Is More Costly, But Doesn't Insure More People

... new score comes as House Republicans frantically try to shore up support for the bill. House leaders were forced to postpone voting on the measure Thursday, as conservative members continued to oppose it. Related: Not enough votes - House delays health care bill to Friday. The agency revised its figures to reflect amendments made to the bill that were announced on Monday. The new numbers do not take into account a deal underway to woo House conservatives to support the measure. Though the bill would be more costly, it would still leave 24 million fewer people insured than under current law. Some 52 million people would be uninsured in 2026 under the GOP legislation, compared to 28 million if Obamacare continued - the same as the prior estimate. Also, it did not change the agency's outlook on premiums, which it expects would be higher ...

Wall Street Down; Lawmakers Delay Vote On Trump Healthcare Bill

... DJI ended down 0.02 percent at 20,656.58 points, while the S&P 500. SPX lost 0.11 percent to 2,345.96. The Nasdaq Composite. IXIC slipped 0.07 percent to 5,817.69. Seven of the 11 major S&P indexes declined, with the energy index. SPNY down 0.36 percent. Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL. O) fell 1.19 percent as more firms pull You Tube ads on fears they may appear alongside offensive videos. The stock was the biggest drag on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Five Below (FIVE. O) surged 10.80 percent after the retailer's quarterly earnings beat estimates. Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.86-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.79-to-1 ratio favored advancers. The S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and 1 new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 50 new highs and 48 new lows. About 6.4 billion shares ...

After Delaying Vote, Gop Leaders Scramble To Save Health Care Bill

... So there's - this bill's still under negotiation. It has not been reported out. We don't know what the final bill's going to look like, but it looks like it is shaping up for a vote tomorrow. MCEVERS: And the whole thing was supposed to be this test of, you know, the relationship between President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan. You know, they've been saying all along that they're unified on this. If it falls apart, what does that mean about their relationship and their ability to get things done. DAVIS: Right, and who's to blame for this because. MCEVERS: Yeah. DAVIS. On the on the substance of it, this is the speaker's brainchild. The ideas in this bill are his almost entirely. He's been one of the most passionate advocates for this bill. The way it reshapes Medicaid is something he's been trying to do his entire career. So his reputation is on the line. On the other end, you know, President Trump ran a campaign and won an election on being a dealmaker, on being someone who could close a deal and. MCEVERS: Yeah. DAVIS. Could work to change - shake up Washington. And so if ...