Nevada lawmakers will consider a bill that would force companies to disclose how they set insulin prices.
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LePage administration program inspires key component of ACA replacement plan
Supporters say it was working well before being superseded, but critics say it wasn’t in effect long enough to assess.
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Another Republican health care plan emerges
Leaders of the conservative Freedom Caucus signal that they are ready to support a revised bill.
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Maine Voices: ‘Death with dignity’ bill well-meaning, but overlooks drawbacks
Family and emotional issues leave assisted suicide open to abuse. Hospice care is a humane, less risky option.
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Anthem says it might ‘surgically extract’ itself from individual marketplace
Company CEO Joseph Swedish sent a letter to Congress saying significant changes are needed to the Affordable Care Act.
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Congressman resigns from Freedom Caucus
The conservative group is taking heat from all sides after Republicans failed to pass health care legislation.
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Trump, Republican leaders suffer setback with failure of health care bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan, who championed the bill along with the president, says the Affordable Care Act will remain in effect ‘for the foreseeable future.’
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LePage throws support behind health-care overhaul but warns Congress shouldn’t rush
Maine’s governor says repeal of the Affordable Care Act is key to federal tax reform.
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Republican health-care plan hangs in balance as House leaders push for floor vote
As of late this morning, 36 House Republicans – mainly conservatives – had announced their opposition to the bill, known as the American Health Care Act.
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Trump visits Hill, warns of political costs of rejecting health bill
The president predicts that many House Republicans will lose seats and the party will lose control of the chamber in next year’s election if the bill fails, according to a source who was present in the closed-door meeting.