Obamacare
GOP Hopes IRS Scandal Will Take Down Biggest Target: Health Care
Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law.
House Republicans Hold 37th Vote To Repeal ‘Obamacare’
There they go again: The House is debating another GOP bill to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Obama To Use Mother’s Day Event To Renew Women’s Health Care Push
President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to rally the public around his hotly disputed health care law, a strategy aimed at shoring up key components of the sweeping federal overhaul and staving off yet another challenge from Republicans.
Ryan: Republicans Must Capitalize Politically On ‘Obamacare’ Implementation
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan told Wisconsin Republicans at the state party convention Saturday that they must capitalize politically on the implementation of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, offering those who become frustrated a better alternative.
Schumer: Health Insurance Rates Likely To Spike, Obamacare Partly Responsible
Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat and longtime backer of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, said that insurance rates are likely to spike – and “Obamacare” is partly to blame.
Study: Businesses In States That Reject ‘Obamacare’ Could Face Fines Topping $1 Billion A Year
Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as “Obamacare.”
Top Democrat: Obama’s Health Care Law Headed for ‘Huge Train Wreck’
A top Democrat who helped write President Barack Obama’s health care law says he fears it is headed for a ‘huge train wreck.’
Study: Employer Health Coverage Continues 10-Year Decline
The availability of employer-sponsored health benefits and coverage has declined nearly 10 percent over the past decade, leaving 12 million fewer people with coverage from 2000.
Okla. Lawmakers Seek To Use State Income Tax Refunds To Defend Laws Against Federal Constitutional Challenges
Oklahoma residents might soon be able to direct a portion of their state income tax refunds to defend its laws against federal constitutional challenges, an ironic and unintended consequence of a lawmaker’s tongue-in-cheek skewering of the cost of such court fights.
Poll: Races, Genders Sharply Divided on Medicare Expansion in Va.
A new statewide poll in Virginia shows a sharp societal divide over the question of whether to expand Medicaid — something that won’t happen for a while in the state because of reform hurdles Gov. Bob McDonnell has set for it.
