WASHINGTON — White House officials made a new offer to conservative House Republicans late Monday on the GOP’s failed health care bill, hoping to resuscitate a measure that crashed spectacularly less than two weeks ago. Vice President Mike Pence and two top White House officials made the offer in a closed-door meeting with members of […]
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Who wins, who loses if American Health Care Act passes
WASHINGTON — The rich and the almost rich would make out well under the House Republican bill to dismantle Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The old and the poor, not so much. The measure would repeal major parts of Obama’s health law, capping future funding for Medicaid and cutting tax increases for high-income families, health […]
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CBO says 14 million will lose coverage in 1st year under GOP health bill
WASHINGTON — Nonpartisan analysts project that 14 million people would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama’s health care law. The estimate is a blow to Republicans. Monday’s estimate by the Congressional Budget Office says there would be 24 million more people uninsured by 2026 than under current law. […]
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New health care analysis draws varied reaction from Maine lawmakers
Following the release Monday of a Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health care measure pushed by President Donald Trump, Maine’s elected representatives offered an array of opinions about what it means. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who’s a key player on the issue, called the report a “cause for alarm” because of its […]
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Sen. Angus King fears Mainers will get hammered by GOP health care plan
The health plan pushed by President Donald Trump and the House Republican leadership would “hammer Maine and my people,” the state’s independent senator said. “I can’t stand for that,” U.S. Sen. Angus King said Wednesday on the Senate floor. He said experts who have dug into the details estimate that Mainers who rely on the […]
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White House rallies GOP around American Health Care Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coverage of the new Republican legislation to replace the health care law (all times local): Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks during the White House press briefing Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Washington. Price says GOP health care a ‘work in progress’ Updated 2:05 p.m.: Health and Human Services Secretary […]
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GOP health care plan panned by LePage while lawmakers offer mixed reaction
A health care measure proposed by House Republicans on Monday was panned by some Maine officials, praised by the state’s sole GOP congressman and given a positive review by the state’s senior senator. Gov. Paul LePage told a Bangor radio station Tuesday that he is “very, very discouraged and disappointed” with the plan offered by […]
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Gov. Paul LePage disappointed with GOP health plan
Gov. Paul LePage is back after a weeks-long trip through Florida and Washington, D.C. But he’ll be headed back to the nation’s capital later this week to protest the House Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. LePage said he doesn’t like the plan as it was unveiled Monday. “Right now I […]
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House GOP releases bill replacing Obama health care overhaul
In this Feb. 17, 2017 file photo, the Capitol is seen at sunup in Washington. House Republicans on March 6, released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama’s health care law, a package that would scale back the government’s role in health care and likely leave more Americans uninsured. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, […]