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Politico also was doing a

artappraiser — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 03:01:02 +0000

In reply to Politico agrees tonight that

Politico also was doing a live blog: Live blog: Repeal of Obamacare at center of D.C. battles

By Brianna Ehley,

last post @ 7pm with Collins says she will vote against procedural vote on repeal, 7 p.m.: Sen.

Politico agrees tonight that

artappraiser — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 02:58:12 +0000

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Politico agrees tonight that things look bleak for the bill:

Senate Obamacare repeal on brink of defeat

At least four Republicans could oppose a key procedural vote to call up the bill. And the party remains deeply divided after a CBO report estimating 22 million fewer Americans would have insurance under the plan.

By Burgess Everett and Jennifer Haberkorn

Updated 06/26/2017 07:47 PM EDT

The Hill:

artappraiser — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 02:50:10 +0000

In reply to NYTimes current headline

The Hill:

Five takeaways from the CBO score on Senate ObamaCare bill

By Rachel Roubein and … 2h ago

Four GOP senators will vote against taking up healthcare bill without changes

By Jordain Carney 3h ago

CBO: Senate ObamaCare repeal would leave 22M more uninsured

By Peter Sullivan 6h ago

Senate adds penalty for going uninsured to healthcare bill

Healthcare 06/26/17

American Medical Association: ObamaCare repeal violates ‘do no harm’ rule

Healthcare 06/26/17

Sanders: GOP healthcare bill 'barbaric and immoral'

Floor Action 06/26/17

Johnson becomes fourth GOP senator unwilling to proceed on healthcare bill

Blog Briefing Room 06/26/17

NYTimes current headline

artappraiser — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 02:43:14 +0000

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NYTimes new headline stories suggest things look bleak for the bill after CBO report:

Peril as G.O.P. Support Wanes After Report

By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR 9:05 PM ET

Senators Susan Collins and Rand Paul said they would vote against even debating the measure after the Congressional Budget Office said it would cause 22 million people to lose insurance.

Senator Mitch McConnell, the chief author of the bill, must change the minds of reluctant Republicans, withdraw the bill or let it be defeated

A Few Bright Spots for Republicans. The Rest Could Be Scored as Grim.

Will G.O.P.’s Penalty for Uninsured Work?

The C.B.O.’s Key Takeaways From the Bill

(Senate Majority Whip) Cornyn

artappraiser — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 21:27:55 +0000

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(Senate Majority Whip) Cornyn: Passing Senate healthcare bill by July 4 ‘optimistic’

@ The Hill.com, 06/25/17 04:20 PM EDT

p.s. I am glad to see the

artappraiser — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 00:06:18 +0000

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p.s. I am glad to see the Times piece addressing Medicaid and nursing home coverage, as I think this could turn a lot of people who would normally be supportive against what the GOP was doing if they knew and understood. Most people don't realize it until they have to deal with a loved one on Medicare being sent from hospital to nursing home that Medicare does not cover it.

(Most also don't know about the special category of Long Term Acute Care Hospital chains invented by Bush business buddies, two corporate chain start ups, during his presidency, created to be able to get Medicare funding when the hospital doesn't want Mom there no more but she needs more serious care than a nursing home. If the docs on your case okay this, you've got Medicare covering her stay, and may avoid the whole nursing home problem, but you've got to know about that scam to access it. Make no mistake, in the end, in red states, it's still always about shifting the cost to the Feds as much as possible, without making it look like that's happening.Because without the Feds covering nursing homes, it's basically the estate tax to end all estate taxes, the nursing home will take everything.)

WaPo just published two

artappraiser — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 23:53:52 +0000

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WaPo just published two headline stories:

Senate health-care bill faces serious resistance from GOP moderates

Fears that proposed cuts would fray the social safety net are creating anxiety for Republican moderates whose states have benefited from the ACA’s expansion of Medicaid. Those centrists may pose just as much an obstacle to the bill’s passage as their colleagues on the right.

By Juliet Eilperin and Amy Goldstein
55 minutes ago

Graphic: Where the bill’s subsidy cuts will affect Americans most

@PKCapitol

Analysis

Facing 5 GOP holdouts, McConnell is in for a frenzy of negotiations for health bill

The Senate majority leader now has just a few days to forge a deal, but the stark divide among Republicans on health care could force Mitch McConnell to wheel and deal like Harry Reid did to pass Obamacare.

By Paul Kane
2 hours ago

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And NYTimes has these on home page so far:

Health Bill Leaves G.O.P. Senator Torn Between Lawmakers

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Senator Dean Heller of Nevada could be a swing vote on his party’s health care bill. His majority leader wants his help. His governor wants him to bring it down.

Cuts to Medicaid May Limit Access to Nursing Homes

By JORDAN RAU 4:18 PM ET

Medicaid, targeted by Republicans’ health care bills, pays for most of the 1.4 million elderly people in nursing homes. Cutbacks to the program may limit their care.

lol:

artappraiser — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:40:17 +0000

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lol:

Rand Paul: Insurance should be available for $1 a day

@ TheHill.com, 06/23/17 09:10 AM EDT

It's like: think Bernie is radical? I'll show you radical! No more money for insurance cos., off with their heads!

Edit to add: don't miss the last sentence: "I mean, we could do this for cars," he added. "New cars are expensive. We could have a car stabilization fund."

Hillary speaks via Twitter

artappraiser — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:23:45 +0000

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Hillary speaks via Twitter

Clinton: If Republicans pass ObamaCare repeal, 'they're the death party'

By Brandon Carter @ TheHill.com, 06/23/17 06:05 PM EDT

Ohio’s ObamaCare freeze could

artappraiser — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:18:00 +0000

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Ohio’s ObamaCare freeze could change the repeal debate

BY Nicholas Horton @ TheHill.com - 06/23/17 05:40 PM EDT

The Ohio senate did something historic this week. As part of its budget, it froze enrollment in the state’s exploding ObamaCare expansion, effective 2018. This move will not only protect Ohio’s truly needy, but will surely influence the ongoing debate over ObamaCare repeal in Washington D.C.

Ohio’s ObamaCare expansion has been hemorrhaging for some time. The Kasich administration promised enrollment in the program would never exceed 447,000 non-disabled, working-age adults. But, as of last month, enrollment has surpassed 725,000, showing no signs of stopping.

This enrollment surge has created a cost explosion as well. In fact, the latest data from the state indicate the program is nearly $7 billion over budget and that number is expected to climb to more than $8 billion by year’s end. Altogether, the program has cost nearly twice what was promised when implemented.

Ohio taxpayers really began to feel the pinch in January when ObamaCare’s “free ride” ended and the state started paying five percent of the expansion costs. Every penny that goes to expansion is a penny that can’t go to education, public safety, or services for seniors, poor children, and individuals with disabilities.

But thankfully for taxpayers and Ohio’s truly needy citizens, the legislature is stepping up to the plate with a bold solution [....]

Also yesterday:

Kasich: I have 'deep concerns' about Senate health plan

By Julia Manchester @ The Hill, 06/22/17 06:12 PM EDT

Kasich, Portman decline to back Senate GOP health care bill to replace Obamacare

By Chrissie Thompson @ The Cincinnati Enquirer, June 22, 5:06 pm