Obamacare

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday that he was in favor of the Senate voting to reopen the federal government but that he would not negotiate with Senate Democrats on their plan to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies while the government was still shuttered. “I’m willing to vote to open…

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In late September, Laurel Vincenty got a letter from Blue Cross Blue Shield informing her that the subsidies that covered a big chunk of her health insurance would be expiring at the end of the year, sending her monthly premiums soaring. Vincenty, 64, and her husband Philip Vincenty, 62, of…

Speaker Mike Johnson expressed fresh skepticism Friday that a deal to extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies — a key Democratic demand amid the 10-day government shutdown — is within reach. Speaking on a rare joint call with House Freedom Caucus members Friday, Johnson said "it will take a…

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Shutdown jockeying over health care is intensifying, with Republicans showing some cracks in their unity and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) insisting Democrats will only agree to a permanent extension of enhanced ObamaCare subsidies.  President Trump and Republicans have sought to raise the pressure on Democrats to reopen the…

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t backing down from her very public break with fellow Republicans on health care that shook up Washington. In an extensive interview Tuesday, Greene, R-Ga., accused her party of not having a plan on health care and made the case that it should be…

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., broke with her party Monday evening by calling for action on expiring Obamacare subsidies to avoid premium hikes, adding a prominent MAGA voice to the cause led by Democrats. In a long post on X, Greene, the far-right MAGA firebrand, made it clear…

We didn't have Democrats admitting what a crapshow Obamacare really is on our Bingo card today, but here we are. Senator Ruben Gallego's admission that Obamacare is a mess occurred during a heated debate over extending ACA tax credits, amid a government shutdown triggered by disagreements over healthcare funding. The…

Most of President Donald Trump’s supporters back keeping enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans, the central obstacle in ending the government shutdown, according to a new poll from the nonpartisan health policy research group KFF. It was conducted Sept. 23 through Sept. 29, just days before Congress failed to…