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by Carlos HAMANN Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A federal judge in Texas ruled late Friday that the US health care law known as Obamacare is unconstitutional — a ruling that opposition Democrats vowed to appeal. US District Judge Reed O’Connor’s 55-page ruling came in a lawsuit filed by several Republican state attorneys general opposed to the federal government health plan, known officially as the Affordable Care Act. Conservative Republicans have […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s administration annulled on Friday an Obamacare provision that obliged employer health plans to pay for contraception, potentially stripping free birth control from millions of women. The move extends to all commercial enterprises an exemption already given to religious institutions. Rights groups erupted in anger and the American Civil Liberties Union threatened a lawsuit, but the White House called it a matter of religious freedom. The […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A threat by President Donald Trump to eliminate a crucial subsidy for Obamacare would sharply force up insurance costs and expand the United States deficit, an independent government study said Tuesday. The Congressional Budget Office said Trump’s threat to kill his predecessor’s popular health care program by eliminating the government’s funding of “cost-sharing reductions” (CSR) for low-income Americans would force insurers to jack up premium prices by 20 percent to […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Republicans failed spectacularly Friday in their latest effort to dismantle Obamacare, leaving the party shocked and in disarray and signaling the potential death knell for President Donald Trump’s dream of repealing his predecessor’s health reforms. The vote — held in the dead of night — came down to the wire, with the decisive moment resting with Senator John McCain, recently diagnosed with […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States Senate voted Tuesday to proceed with a debate on Republican plans to repeal Barack Obama’s health care reforms — proceedings marked by the dramatic return of John McCain, who is suffering from cancer. The vote was a victory for President Donald Trump, who spent weeks cajoling, strong-arming and warning Republicans to get on board with his effort to overhaul Obamacare. Despite […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – The United States Senate will vote next week on proceeding to a bill that repeals the Affordable Care Act without a ready replacement plan, the chamber’s top Republican said Tuesday. “At the request of the president and vice president and after consulting with our members, we will have the vote on the motion to proceed to the Obamacare repeal bill early next week,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to dismantle his predecessor’s landmark health care law, insisting it was finally time to “let Obamacare fail.” With four Republicans now lined up against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health overhaul, the plan has flatlined in the 100-member chamber, where the party could afford only two defectors in order […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two more United States Republican senators announced their opposition Monday to their party’s efforts to revamp Obamacare, derailing the controversial legislation in its current form and potentially dealing a monumental setback to President Donald Trump. Republican leaders are desperate for a major legislative victory this year — and keen to fulfill Trump’s campaign pledge to dismantle the 2010 health care reforms of his predecessor […]
VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) — Protesters showed up at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday (June 22) after Republicans unveiled a health care plan that President Donald Trump said he was “very supportive” of in a Twitter post. Trump said, “I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead.” United States Senate leaders on Thursday unveiled a draft of legislation to replace Obamacare, proposing to kill a […]
MILWAUKEE, United States (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (June 13) blamed democrats for the suffering of “millions of American families.” Trump arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin along with two couples who Trump said were unhappy with the rising cost of their healthcare payments and suffered under the “crushing burden of Obamacare.” Trump accused Congressional Democrats of obstructing Republican efforts to create a new healthcare plan. “The Democrats have let you down big […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump extracted a much-needed victory from Congress Thursday as Republicans narrowly pushed through the House a bill repealing the landmark health reforms of his predecessor. The vote of 217-213 could hardly have been closer in the Republican-controlled chamber, highlighting the concerns of many in Trump’s party who fear the bill could bump millions of Americans off their coverage and send costs […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump faced the biggest blow yet to his young presidency as his bid to repeal Obamacare went down in flames at the hands of rebel Republican lawmakers. Barely two months into his term, Trump was forced to withdraw an embattled Republican health care bill Friday, moments before a vote, leaving his campaign pledge to dismantle his predecessor’s health care reforms unfulfilled. The stinging defeat showed the limits […]
