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Senate Votes to Move Health Care Debate Forward in 51-50 Vote
On Tuesday, Senate Republicans voted to begin debate on health care in a 51-50 vote with the goal of repealing and replacing Obamacare. Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) returned from surgery to cast his “yes” vote and Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote. Two Republican senators, Susan Collins ...
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How Trump Can Undo Obamacare, With Or Without Congress
The Senate’s effort to pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act — or even some form of the 2015 repeal-only Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act — appears to have collapsed. But the fight to repeal and replace Obamacare is not over. As President Trump told Senate Republicans last week, “Inaction is not ...
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As Senate Moves To Repeal Obamacare Only, Expert Says Lawmakers Should Keep Promise To Replace It As Well
Next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) is planning to begin a motion for debate to repeal Obamacare only, after the Senate’s replacement bill could not gain enough votes to pass. Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, warns that lawmakers should keep their promise ...
Commentary
Why Trump Should Be Happy That the GOP’s ‘Repeal-and-Delay’ Is Dead
Senate Republicans’ bid to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed on Tuesday, after Sens. Jerry Moran, (R-Kans.), and Mike Lee, (R-Utah), became the third and fourth Republicans to come out against the bill. Their defections deprived Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of the votes he needed to advance ...
Health Care
Health Care Policy Expert: Future GOP Health Care Reform Efforts Must Address The Tax Code
The Senate did not pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act on Monday, leaving the Affordable Care Act instituted under former President Barack Obama in place — for now. Various Republican senators vociferously opposed the plan for a variety of reasons, with some stating it did not do enough to repeal ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Talk Health Care With Chris Salcedo
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes joined Chris Salcedo to talk about the demise of the Senate GOP’s Obamacare repeal and replace bill. Click here to listen to the interview.
Health Care
Americans Aren’t Buying What Obamacare Is Selling
A new Gallup poll provides yet more evidence that Obamacare is collapsing. According to the survey, the share of people without health insurance jumped to 11.7 percent in the second quarter of this year — up from 10.9 percent at the end of 2016. Obamacare is spending billions of taxpayer ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Discusses Latest Senate GOP Health Care Plan on Ed Morrissey Show
Listen to PRI’s Sally C. Pipes discuss the latest version of the Senate Republican health care plan on the Ed Morrissey Show. Click here to listen to the interview.
Health Care
Which Is More Efficient: Employer-Sponsored Insurance Or Medicaid?
An old disagreement between Uwe Reinhardt and Sally Pipes in Forbes is a teachable moment. There’s a dearth of confrontational debates in health policy and education is worse off for it. Crux of the issue is the more efficient system: employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) or Medicaid. Sally Pipes, president of the ...
Health Care
Modesto Man Thanks The ACA For Flimsy Health Plan And Sky-High Insurance Rates
Bruce Pardini of Modesto refers to his health insurance plan as “this plastic card in my pocket”, which costs almost $1,000 a month. It has a $6,500 annual deductible and other costly terms such as a $75 copay for physician visits. Pardini is among the middle class voices that are ...
Senate Votes to Move Health Care Debate Forward in 51-50 Vote
On Tuesday, Senate Republicans voted to begin debate on health care in a 51-50 vote with the goal of repealing and replacing Obamacare. Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) returned from surgery to cast his “yes” vote and Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote. Two Republican senators, Susan Collins ...
How Trump Can Undo Obamacare, With Or Without Congress
The Senate’s effort to pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act — or even some form of the 2015 repeal-only Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act — appears to have collapsed. But the fight to repeal and replace Obamacare is not over. As President Trump told Senate Republicans last week, “Inaction is not ...
As Senate Moves To Repeal Obamacare Only, Expert Says Lawmakers Should Keep Promise To Replace It As Well
Next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) is planning to begin a motion for debate to repeal Obamacare only, after the Senate’s replacement bill could not gain enough votes to pass. Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, warns that lawmakers should keep their promise ...
Why Trump Should Be Happy That the GOP’s ‘Repeal-and-Delay’ Is Dead
Senate Republicans’ bid to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed on Tuesday, after Sens. Jerry Moran, (R-Kans.), and Mike Lee, (R-Utah), became the third and fourth Republicans to come out against the bill. Their defections deprived Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of the votes he needed to advance ...
Health Care Policy Expert: Future GOP Health Care Reform Efforts Must Address The Tax Code
The Senate did not pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act on Monday, leaving the Affordable Care Act instituted under former President Barack Obama in place — for now. Various Republican senators vociferously opposed the plan for a variety of reasons, with some stating it did not do enough to repeal ...
Sally Pipes Talk Health Care With Chris Salcedo
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes joined Chris Salcedo to talk about the demise of the Senate GOP’s Obamacare repeal and replace bill. Click here to listen to the interview.
Americans Aren’t Buying What Obamacare Is Selling
A new Gallup poll provides yet more evidence that Obamacare is collapsing. According to the survey, the share of people without health insurance jumped to 11.7 percent in the second quarter of this year — up from 10.9 percent at the end of 2016. Obamacare is spending billions of taxpayer ...
Sally Pipes Discusses Latest Senate GOP Health Care Plan on Ed Morrissey Show
Listen to PRI’s Sally C. Pipes discuss the latest version of the Senate Republican health care plan on the Ed Morrissey Show. Click here to listen to the interview.
Which Is More Efficient: Employer-Sponsored Insurance Or Medicaid?
An old disagreement between Uwe Reinhardt and Sally Pipes in Forbes is a teachable moment. There’s a dearth of confrontational debates in health policy and education is worse off for it. Crux of the issue is the more efficient system: employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) or Medicaid. Sally Pipes, president of the ...
Modesto Man Thanks The ACA For Flimsy Health Plan And Sky-High Insurance Rates
Bruce Pardini of Modesto refers to his health insurance plan as “this plastic card in my pocket”, which costs almost $1,000 a month. It has a $6,500 annual deductible and other costly terms such as a $75 copay for physician visits. Pardini is among the middle class voices that are ...
