By Muhammad Lukman Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Congress health insurance open government politics president McConnell says he doesn't know how he will get votes to repeal and replace Obamacare; his Republican colleagues turn gloomy Mitch McConnell ( Reuters photo by Joshua Roberts) " U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he does not yet kn...
By Muhammad Lukman Sunday, May 21, 2017 Congress health insurance Medicaid obamacare politics This week, Sen. Mitch McConnell can start making decisions about what Senate Republicans will put in their health bill U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's role in the national health debate "will come into sharp relief this week," Burgess Everett and Je...
By Muhammad Lukman 3:32 PM Congress federal spending health insurance Medicaid president state governments Trump budget will include big cuts to Medicaid, maybe work rules The detailed budget that the Trump administration will release Tuesday will contain big cuts to Medicaid, reflecting the approach of the hea...
By Muhammad Lukman Saturday, May 20, 2017 Congress federal spending health care access health insurance hospitals Medicaid Paul tells doctors and officials at Ashland hospital, a beneficiary of Medicaid expansion, that the country can't afford to keep it Sen. Rand Paul at the hospital. ( Daily Independent photo by Rachel Adkins) The nation can't afford to continue the expansion of Medica...
By Muhammad Lukman Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Congress health insurance insurance Medicaid obamacare Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rural health rural hospitals Liberal-leaning group says that if Senate passes House health bill, or big parts of it, results will be dire for millions in rural America Photo: businessinsider.com People who have health insurance through the Medicaid expansion are at great risk of losing their coverage if the...
By Muhammad Lukman 12:56 PM Congress federal government health care costs health insurance obamacare Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act politics polls McConnell says all Senate Republicans are working on health bill, invites Democrats to join them McConnell used a graphic on the floor to drive home his point. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that all Republican senat...
By Muhammad Lukman Saturday, May 13, 2017 Congress elections federal budget federal spending health insurance Medicaid politics Yarmuth says McConnell won't let a health bill get a Senate vote for fear it would backfire on Republican senators Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the U.S. Senate is working on its own health-care bill, but Kentucky's only Democrat in Congress sa...
By Muhammad Lukman Friday, May 12, 2017 Congress federal spending health care costs health insurance legislature Medicaid state government At town hall in Benton, U.S. Rep. James Comer defends and explains his vote for House Republican health-care legislation UPDATE, May 21: The Washington Post 's Chico Harlan has a more detailed report on Comer's town halls in Benton, Albany, Edmonton an...