U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened his fellow Republicans with leaving Obamacare in place and focusing on other issues, if they do not support a vote Friday on new health care legislation, a signature campaign promise of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. It was not clear late Thursday night, […]
CAPITOL HILL — The future of President Donald Trump’s agenda hung in the balance Thursday as Republicans endured a tortured day of negotiations up and down Pennsylvania Avenue, fighting up to the last minute to negotiate passage of a long-promised health care bill. Just 61 days after Trump promised momentous political change as he was sworn […]
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 13, 2017 – The Alliance for Healthcare Security, a coalition of nurses, caregivers, patients and healthcare advocates, working to educate consumers and families on the importance of the Affordable Care Act, conducted a poll on January 5-7th 2017 on the Affordable Care Act and the implications of repeal. An overwhelming majority of […]
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has taken the first step in scrapping President Barack Obama’s healthcare program. Republicans have made repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, one of their top priorities when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. By a vote of 51-48, the Senate voted early Thursday to approve rules that allow repeal […]