Obamacare repeal advances, but its future is uncertain.
Better Care Reconciliation Act
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How Trump and the GOP Congress Failed in Just Six Months
The GOP’s legislative plan was doomed from the start, and now we get the reckoning.
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The Republicans Are Trolling Themselves Now
Trump and McConnell are punishing their own party for refusing to follow their failed leadership.
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John McCain Has a Lot of Decisions to Make
As he recovers from surgery, the Arizona senator will decide whether to kill the health care bill or facilitate its passage.
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Why I Think McConnell’s Bill Is Doomed
The GOP is too divided over Medicaid to come to an agreement on McConnell’s bill.
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GOP’s Senate Moderates Not Sold on McConnell Health Care Bill
Mitch McConnell’s new draft bill still does too much damage to Medicaid to advance to a vote.
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House Freedom Caucus Approaches a Reckoning
Before long, they will be jammed up on health care, government funding, and the debt ceiling.
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Healthy Criticism from–and Unhealthy Criticism of–Bernie Sanders
For all the lingering controversies surrounding his 2016 presidential campaign, one cannot deny the fact that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders generated so much momentum during that effort because of his clear moral vision concerning such issues as universal health coverage. That clear moral vision was on display this morning, during his appearance on CNN’s State […]
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Is the Right’s Lack of Empathy a Pre-Existing Condition?
You probably know somebody like this. You heard them complain in 2009 about “what Barack Obama’s doing to health care in this country.” They considered it an unconstitutional takeover of a critical part of the economy. They thought Sarah Palin nailed it when she talked about death panels. They agreed with Rush Limbaugh when he […]
