Obamacare
Health Care
Repealing Obamacare With No Replacement? Still A Terrible Idea
With Senate Republicans struggling to agree on a proposal to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, President Trump urged them Friday morning just to repeal the dang thing and worry about replacing it later. That would be the same President Trump who insisted earlier this year that repealing with no plan ...
Jon Healey
June 30, 2017
California
Ignoring Single-Payer’s Siren Song
Government-run, single-payer health care is apparently back in vogue. The California state Senate recently green-lit a bill that would abolish private insurance and force all residents — including those currently on Medicare and the state’s version of Medicaid, Medi-Cal — into a new government-run plan. The bill has been put ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 30, 2017
Commentary
Time Is Running Out To Enact A True Repeal Of The Affordable Care Act
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on his healthcare bill after realizing it couldn’t pass in its current form. Thank goodness. The bill leaves many of the Affordable Care Act’s core components in place—including a system of state and federal insurance exchanges that are on the ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 29, 2017
Commentary
Republicans Shouldn’t Wince At That CBO Score
Senate Republicans just delayed a vote on their health care bill. The decision came less than a day after the Congressional Budget Office officially “scored” the bill and found that 22 million people would lose coverage if the legislation passes. There are plenty of reasons to object to the Senate ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 27, 2017
Health Care
Sally Pipes on Lars Larson Show
Listen to PRI’s Sally Pipes talk about the Senate Republican health care bill, the CBO score, and efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare on the Lars Larson Show. Tune in around the 10:00 mark to hear Sally’s interview. RELATED LINKS Sally Pipes on Lars Larson Show 6/26/17
Pacific Research Institute
June 27, 2017
Health Care
Sally Pipes On Newsmax TV on Senate GOP Health Plan
Watch PRI’s Sally Pipes discuss the Senate Republican health plan, also known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act, with Bill Tucker on Newsmax TV. She argues that Senate Republicans embraced Obamacare in their health care bill. RELATED LINKS Sally Pipes on Newsmax TV – Senate Republicans Embrace Obamacare in their ...
Pacific Research Institute
June 26, 2017
Commentary
GOP Health Reform Is Hardly Sweeping
Listen to the critics of the GOP’s healthcare reform effort, and you might think Republicans are intent on personally cancelling the insurance policies of 300 million Americans. Earlier this month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., referred to the Senate’s Obamacare replacement, which became public June 22, as “a bill that’s going ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 26, 2017
Commentary
The Senate Health Care Bill Is Just Obamacare Lite
After weeks of closed-door negotiations, the Senate Republican leadership on Thursday released its bid to repeal and replace Obamacare. It’s the product of a 13-member Senate working group. The bill is a disappointment. It’s little more than repeal in name only. And its ideas for replacement are almost indistinguishable from ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 23, 2017
Government Spending
Senate Republicans Release Their Obamacare Replacement Plan
Senate Republicans on Thursday announced a wide-ranging plan to roll back the Affordable Care Act, with features that include a dramatic reduction in government spending that could mean millions more Americans will be left uninsured. The plan, unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his team after working on ...
Tracy Seipel
June 22, 2017
Commentary
Senate Republicans Embrace Obamacare In Their Healthcare Bill
Today, the Senate Republican leadership released its draft of a bill that would supposedly repeal and replace Obamacare. It does neither. With this bill, Senate Republicans are betraying the promises they made on the campaign trail for the better part of seven years. If it passes, the GOP will have ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 22, 2017
Repealing Obamacare With No Replacement? Still A Terrible Idea
With Senate Republicans struggling to agree on a proposal to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, President Trump urged them Friday morning just to repeal the dang thing and worry about replacing it later. That would be the same President Trump who insisted earlier this year that repealing with no plan ...
Ignoring Single-Payer’s Siren Song
Government-run, single-payer health care is apparently back in vogue. The California state Senate recently green-lit a bill that would abolish private insurance and force all residents — including those currently on Medicare and the state’s version of Medicaid, Medi-Cal — into a new government-run plan. The bill has been put ...
Time Is Running Out To Enact A True Repeal Of The Affordable Care Act
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on his healthcare bill after realizing it couldn’t pass in its current form. Thank goodness. The bill leaves many of the Affordable Care Act’s core components in place—including a system of state and federal insurance exchanges that are on the ...
Republicans Shouldn’t Wince At That CBO Score
Senate Republicans just delayed a vote on their health care bill. The decision came less than a day after the Congressional Budget Office officially “scored” the bill and found that 22 million people would lose coverage if the legislation passes. There are plenty of reasons to object to the Senate ...
Sally Pipes on Lars Larson Show
Listen to PRI’s Sally Pipes talk about the Senate Republican health care bill, the CBO score, and efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare on the Lars Larson Show. Tune in around the 10:00 mark to hear Sally’s interview. RELATED LINKS Sally Pipes on Lars Larson Show 6/26/17
Sally Pipes On Newsmax TV on Senate GOP Health Plan
Watch PRI’s Sally Pipes discuss the Senate Republican health plan, also known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act, with Bill Tucker on Newsmax TV. She argues that Senate Republicans embraced Obamacare in their health care bill. RELATED LINKS Sally Pipes on Newsmax TV – Senate Republicans Embrace Obamacare in their ...
GOP Health Reform Is Hardly Sweeping
Listen to the critics of the GOP’s healthcare reform effort, and you might think Republicans are intent on personally cancelling the insurance policies of 300 million Americans. Earlier this month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., referred to the Senate’s Obamacare replacement, which became public June 22, as “a bill that’s going ...
The Senate Health Care Bill Is Just Obamacare Lite
After weeks of closed-door negotiations, the Senate Republican leadership on Thursday released its bid to repeal and replace Obamacare. It’s the product of a 13-member Senate working group. The bill is a disappointment. It’s little more than repeal in name only. And its ideas for replacement are almost indistinguishable from ...
Senate Republicans Release Their Obamacare Replacement Plan
Senate Republicans on Thursday announced a wide-ranging plan to roll back the Affordable Care Act, with features that include a dramatic reduction in government spending that could mean millions more Americans will be left uninsured. The plan, unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his team after working on ...
Senate Republicans Embrace Obamacare In Their Healthcare Bill
Today, the Senate Republican leadership released its draft of a bill that would supposedly repeal and replace Obamacare. It does neither. With this bill, Senate Republicans are betraying the promises they made on the campaign trail for the better part of seven years. If it passes, the GOP will have ...