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Mar. 15, 2018
Hopes Fade That Congress Will Stabilize Obamacare The threat to the stability of Obamacare markets is greater than ever. Too bad Congress probably won’t do anything about it.
Oct. 25, 2017
Judge, CBO Deal Double Blow to Fight for Restoration of Obamacare Subsidies States suing to make Trump resume Obamacare subsidy payments and senators trying to authorize them by law got a double dose of discouragement.
Oct. 19, 2017
No, Trump Did Not Cancel ‘Bailouts for Insurers’ Trump’s excuse for deliberately triggering a spike in insurance premiums is a ridiculous lie.
Oct. 19, 2017
Why You Might Be Seeing a Bipartisan Health-Care Bill in December Republicans need cover to do the right thing on stabilizing Obamacare markets, and a fat, must-pass spending bill could be the ticket.
Oct. 13, 2017
How Trump’s Latest Attack on Obamacare Could (Theoretically) Help the Poor Canceling Obamacare subsidies only makes them stronger. Or so the Congressional Budget Office predicts.
Oct. 4, 2017
Obamacare Premiums Set to Skyrocket in 2018 After the serial failure of GOP Obamacare-repeal bills, Republicans are now letting insurance rates go up instead of cooperating on a quick fix.
Sept. 19, 2017
Bipartisan Health Talks Are Dead — for Now Things were looking up for bipartisan health-care talks, until the GOP decided to try once more to repeal Obamacare. But someday reason may prevail.
Sept. 14, 2017
CBO: Obamacare Premiums Are Rising — and Trump Is to Blame The nonpartisan office confirms what was already clear: Trump’s sabotage of Obamacare is causing a spike in premiums.
Sept. 7, 2017
The GOP Must Make Obamacare Sabotage-Proof by Month’s End Or else health-insurance premiums will (almost certainly) rise by double digits.
July 27, 2017
Keeping the ‘Skinny Repeal’ Bill From Getting Fat Won’t Be Easy for GOP The point of “skinny repeal” of Obamacare is to enact a bare-bones bill to shape in committee. Bulking up could be fatal.
May 22, 2017
Trump Pulls Back on Threat to Kill Obamacare Subsidies — for Now But the administration’s actions will mess with the health-care system anyway.
May 19, 2017
Did Trump Blow Up Obamacare on the Way Out of Town? After agreeing to continue Obamacare insurer subsidies to avoid a government shutdown, Trump may abandon them as he embarks on his overseas trip.
Apr. 21, 2017
Schumer Laughs Off Trump’s ‘Border Wall for Health Care’ Deal First Trump tried to hold Obamacare hostage for Democratic cooperation with Trumpcare. Now it’s the border wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.
