Premiums for Obamacare are up an average of 37% this enrollment season. Those hikes are due in part to the instability caused by Pres. Trump’s declaration that he would stop funding the cost sharing reduction payments, which help low income Americans pay health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs. Yet, there is a fix in the Senate – a bipartisan bill by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) to fund those payments while creating more flexibility for the states. They say they have the votes. Soledad O’Brien meets with bill co-sponsor Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) to discuss why the bill hasn’t been brought to the floor, what it will take to get there and what comes next.
GOP Rep. Reed: Repealing the ACA is “Politically Unwise”
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June 16, 2018A multi-state court battle could repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. ...
IA Ins. Commissioner: Congress Needs to Fix Obamacare
November 4, 2017IA Ins. Commissioner: Congress Needs to Fix Obamacare
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Expert on Graham-Cassidy: Flexibility for States is Only Flexibility to Cut
September 23, 2017Expert on Graham-Cassidy: Flexibility for States is Only Flexibility to Cut
September 23, 2017Senate Republicans could give Obamacare repeal one more try with the Graham-Cassidy health...
Health Insurance Prices Won’t Go Down Without Addressing Cost of Care
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July 15, 2017Republican senators have released a second repeal and replace plan for the Affordable Care...
Web Extra: Health Policy Expert on Medicaid Cuts in Senate Bill
July 1, 2017Web Extra: Health Policy Expert on Medicaid Cuts in Senate Bill
July 1, 2017The Senate’s bill to repeal and replace Obamacare includes a roughly $800 billion cut in M...
Millennial Expert: GOP Healthcare Bill Would Cause Millions to Lose Coverage
July 1, 2017Millennial Expert: GOP Healthcare Bill Would Cause Millions to Lose Coverage
July 1, 2017Both the Republican House and Senate versions of healthcare reform to replace and repeal O...
WEB EXTRA: Sen. Tom Carper on Obamacare Replacement
June 24, 2017WEB EXTRA: Sen. Tom Carper on Obamacare Replacement
June 24, 2017While Senate Republicans hope to pass their healthcare legislation before the July 4th pro...
Republicans Are Running on Protecting Parts of Obamacare. Will it Work?
October 20, 2018Republicans Are Running on Protecting Parts of Obamacare. Will it Work?
October 20, 2018Across the country voters list health care as a top election issue and politicians are tak...
