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The Senate's Obamacare Repeal Effort Has a Fatal Flaw

Pat Garofalo | July 13, 2017

No tweaks can change the rot at the heart of the Senate's Obamacare repeal effort.


Why Governors Aren't Getting Behind the GOP Senate Health Care Bill

Jeanne Lambrew | July 10, 2017

It's easy to understand why governors aren't on board with the Senate's Obamacare repeal bill.


People With Disabilities Fight Senate Health Care Bill

Laura Chapin | July 10, 2017

Disabled activists are forcing the health care conversation to be about people, not just numbers.


Ted Cruz's Obamacare Idea Shows How Haphazard the Repeal Effort Has Become

Pat Garofalo | July 7, 2017

The Texas senator's insurance proposal shows just how haphazard the Obamacare repeal effort has become.


The Senate Health Care Bill Would Devastate Mentally Ill People, Like Me

Razan Azzarkani | June 30, 2017

Trumpcare would strip access to essential mental health services for people like me.


Obamacare Is In Too Deep for Republicans to Repeal Correctly

Jean Card | June 29, 2017

Republicans are showing why they needed to kill off the health care law years ago.


Donald Trump's Ignorance Is Screwing Up the GOP's Obamacare Repeal Plan

Pat Garofalo | June 29, 2017

The Obamacare repeal debate is showing how Trump's policy ignorance becomes a liability.


Obamacare Is Saving My Life, I’m Scared Trumpcare Will Kill Me

Laura Packard | June 27, 2017

The Affordable Care Act is allowing me to fight cancer. Don't get rid of it.


CBO Shows Why the Senate's Obamacare Repeal Bill Is Sick, Sad Policy

Pat Garofalo | June 26, 2017

Forget the politics: CBO shows why the GOP's health care bill is horrible policy.


Beyond the Senate Bill, 3 Ways the GOP Is Derailing the Opioid Fight

Lloyd Sederer | June 26, 2017

Beyond the Senate bill, 3 ways Republicans threaten health care and the opioid fight.

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