Obamacare

Tonight is the final Democratic debate before the hugely influential Iowa caucuses on February 3 and there's, uh, a lot of news the candidates could talk about. Most of it is worthwhile (possible war with Iran, the terms of Trump's impeachment trial), some of…

President Trump and almost all Congressional Republicans have consistently opposed Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid. Their opposition is irrational. It is also unpopular with voters. In dark red states like Nebraska, Idaho and Utah voters recently went over the heads of their Republican legislators and governors by approving referendums to expand…

(Reuters) - The number of Democratic presidential candidates tmsnrt.rs/2UhJ7WE seeking their party's nomination to oppose Republican U.S. President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election dropped to 12 on Mondaywhen U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey e…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Trump administration and states challenging Obamacare to respond by Friday, January 10, to an appeal filed by defenders of the health care law. Such a highly abbreviated timeline — the rules normally …

States Ask for High Court Review of Obamacare Ruling(Radio)

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump closed out the old year by reprising a selection of his most familiar falsehoods and putting a few of his predecessor's accomplishments in his own win column. A look at some of his rhetoric on impeachment, the economy a…

In a move that could put the Obama-era health insurance law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states Friday asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of a recent court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional a…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will be a central figure in the ongoing drama of the Donald Trump presidency in the coming months. He is due to preside over a Senate impeachment trial, while the Supreme Court he leads will rule on a tit…

TLDR: The fate of Obamacare continues to be up in the air for at least another year. We would be well-served if all members of Congress adopted a New Years Resolution to craft better-written laws that are more understandable, workable, and sustainable.Just be…

President Obama celebrates with lawmakers after signing into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance bill in March 2010. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images Whether you you think the new decade starts at midnight Tuesday or a year f…