McConnell faces hunt for GOP votes for Senate health bill

GOP senators now oppose health care bill as written As the debate intensifies over health care legislation, support is growing for the Affordable Care Act. Administration spokesmen insisted the bill does not cut Medicaid, simply reduce its growth.

GOP Senators Call for More Time to Debate, Change Health Care Bill The proposal released Thursday calls for a slower phase-out of the Medicaid expansion than a bill adopted earlier by the House. Bill Underriner, president of Underriner Motors in Billings, serves on the national board for the American Cancer Society.

Not 'that far off' from passing health overhaul Schumer described the GOP proposal as "devastating" to the middle class and "that's what's making it so hard for them to pass it". Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had the bill drafted in strict secrecy and hopes to ram it through as early as next week.

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Senate bill would trade Medicaid for tax cuts All the "Obamacare is in a death spiral" talk is Republican wishful thinking, aided and abetted by active sabotage. Trump said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer criticized the GOP bill before knowing what was in it.

Obama denounces 'fundamental meanness' of Senate GOP health care bill The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said that under the House bill , 23 million fewer people would have coverage by 2026. What is unmistakable is the Senate bill's thorough gutting of Medicaid as an entitlement, a long-held Republican goal.

Pelosi defends leadership following special election loss Lifelong Democrat, San Francisco employment attorney and former Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign volunteer Stephen R. The CBC includes roughly 40 House Democrats , many in senior leadership and committee positions, including Pelosi allies.

Congressman Ryan says party's message is why Democrats losing elections Tim Ryan , D. "Thank God she was leading the House of Representatives during the passage of that". "That's all I'm going to say". For GOP consultants, tie-every-Democrat-to-Pelosi is a tried-and-true strategy that's been working for more than six years.

Some House Democrats mull over how to oust Pelosi as leader And ever since Jon Ossoff's loss to Republican Karen Handel , headlines have been dire and party recriminations rampant. On one hand, Democrats are now 0-for-four in their attempts to turn a Republican seat in this year's special elections.

Fate uncertain for Republican health bill You may not agree with me, but we can probably agree that what is happening now is embarrassing, shameful and will do harm to us. Shortly after the 142-page bill was distributed, more than a half-dozen GOP lawmakers signaled concerns or initial opposition.

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Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health bill Meanwhile, health insurers that provide Medicaid coverage stand to lose if millions of the program's recipients become ineligible. McConnell said Democrats chose not to help frame the Bill, which Republicans say would fix a collapsing health marketplace.

Indiana's ACA health insurance providers propose rate hikes The ACA provides catastrophic coverage for Americans under age 65, but it was not provided for seniors age 65 and older. Heading into 2018, insurers are still anxious about attracting enough healthy people to balance claims from the sick.

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