Obamacare

Anyone watching the first two Democratic debates could see that President Barack Obamas signature legislative initiative remains a hot potato almost a decade after it was introduced in the House. In fact, the 2020 candidates were practically fleeing from it. …

In a repeat performance of his infamous 2012 decision rescuing ObamaCare, Chief Justice John Roberts acutely disappointed conservatives Thursday by siding with the Supreme Court's liberal Justices in second-guessing the reasons for adding a citizenship questi…

In the first two debates, leading Democratic presidential candidates Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders raised their hands when asked if they would abolish private health insurance in favor of a government-run health care plan. This had conse…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit the court that would hear any appeal of the Texas v. Azar decision overturning the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has just issued a request that does not bode well for ObamaCare. In NFIB …

Elsewhere during the two-hour debate, the other candidates attempted to introduce themselves to the millions of Americans watching along on television - many of whom will be unfamiliar with their policy stances.  The other six candidates present were US sena…

Kamala Harris, one of two African-Americans in the race for the Democrat presidential nomination, staked her claim as a leading candidate with an attack on front-runner Joe Biden's race record. Ms Harris, the US senator from California, drew much of the atte…

From their center stage perches, both former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders did their best Thursday night to rise above the attacks both direct and veiled launched by their rivals. Interested in Democratic Party? Add Democratic Par…

MIAMI (AP) â The Latest on the second Democratic presidential debate (all times local): 10:15 p.m. In an emotional exchange, Sen. Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden's stance on busing to desegregate public schools during the 1970s, telling the former vice p…

Those advocating moving all Americans onto a single government plan under the banner "Medicare for all" are creating a lot more work for themselves if the goal is actually to guarantee all Americans are able to obtain affordable health coverage. I'm not argu…

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