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COVID Relief Bill Could Expand Obamacare to Middle Class Families, Reduce Premiums Obamacare

COVID Relief Bill Could Expand Obamacare to Middle Class Families, Reduce Premiums

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee may increase premium tax credits on Obamacare—also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—for lower and middle-class families. The committee is expected to take up the proposed legislation as part of the budget reconciliation, which could pave the way for the faster…
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February 9, 2021
Don’t Believe the Bad Press About the Economic Impact of a $15 Minimum Wage Obamacare

Don’t Believe the Bad Press About the Economic Impact of a $15 Minimum Wage

The reviews for a $15 hourly minimum wage are in, and they’re brutal. “Biden’s $15 Wage Bid Hits Headwind,” says Bloomberg. “Don’t Expect A $15 Minimum Wage: Goldman Sachs,” warns Yahoo!Money. “Raising Minimum Wage to $15 Would Cost 1.4 Million Jobs,” reports CNBC, which also says a $15 minimum would…
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February 9, 2021
Joe Manchin, King of the Senate Obamacare

Joe Manchin, King of the Senate

Liberals, still flush from defeating Trump and taking control of both houses of Congress, are adjusting to the grim reality that the fate of their bold legislative agenda lies with one of Washington’s most conservative Democrats: a pro-coal, anti-choice, Trump-friendly fiscal hawk who voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the…
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February 3, 2021
Meet the corporate lobbying powerhouses that bankrolled Joe Biden’s star-studded, fireworks-filled inauguration bash Obamacare

Meet the corporate lobbying powerhouses that bankrolled Joe Biden’s star-studded, fireworks-filled inauguration bash

Premium Katy Perry sings while President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden take in inaugural festivities on January 20, 2021. Numerous corporations that lobby the federal government and have government contracts helped bankroll Biden's inauguration celebration. Handout/Biden Inaugural Committee via Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This story is available exclusively…
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January 31, 2021
How to protect the uninsured: Biden opens new Obamacare window Obamacare

How to protect the uninsured: Biden opens new Obamacare window

Washington United States President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains dangerously high and vaccines aren’t yet widely available. Mr. Biden signed an executive order directing the HealthCare.gov insurance markets…
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January 29, 2021
Biden turns to US healthcare access in face of worrying Covid projections – live Obamacare

Biden turns to US healthcare access in face of worrying Covid projections – live

1.00am GMT01:00 Summary Here’s a review of today’s news, from me and Amanda Holpuch: Joe Biden signed an executive order reopening federal health insurance marketplaces, to help those who have lost employer-provided healthcare due to the economic crisis. He also signed another directing federal agencies to reconsider rules and other…
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January 28, 2021
Biden’s Latest Health Care Moves Roll Back Two Major Abortion Restrictions And Create Special Obamacare Enrollment Period Obamacare

Biden’s Latest Health Care Moves Roll Back Two Major Abortion Restrictions And Create Special Obamacare Enrollment Period

January 28, 2021 7:48 AM ET President Joe Biden will issue a series of executive actions Thursday that target abortion restrictions and provide additional opportunities for Americans to enroll in health insurance programs. The abortion presidential memorandum will “immediately” rescind the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits non-profit organizations from receiving…
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January 28, 2021