Senate Republican Bill Replaces Obamacare Mandate With ‘Coverage Requirement’
The new plan to repeal and replace Obamacare that the Senate Republican leadership released last week would replace Obamacare’s requirement that individuals buy health insurance or face a tax penalty with a requirement that individuals buy health insurance or face a six-month government-mandated ban on their ability to buy health insurance.
Rand Paul: I don’t think McConnell has votes to pass healthcare bill
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday said he doesn’t think Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has the votes to pass the Senate GOP’s healthcare bill.
Healthcare Vote Delayed as McCain Recovers from Surgery
The U.S. Senate will delay its consideration of healthcare legislation while Arizona Republican Senator John McCain recuperates from surgery, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday.
Senate GOP releases revised health care bill
Senate Republican leaders released a revised Obamacare replacement bill Thursday that retains some of the 2010 law’s taxes to blunt premium costs but rolls the dice with Sen. Ted Cruz’s plan to let insurers offer skimpier health plans to Americans who want them.
Senate prepares for new version of healthcare bill
Senate Republicans on Thursday morning are expected to release an adjusted healthcare bill that would repeal and replace portions of Obamacare, even as factions of the party remain deeply divided over its rumored contents.
Trump: ‘I Am Sitting With a Pen in Hand’ Waiting to Sign Obamacare Repeal, ‘Will Be Very Angry’ If I Don’t
President Donald Trump said “I am sitting in the Oval Office with a pen in hand” waiting to repeal Obamacare in an interview Wednesday with CBN’s Pat Robertson.