He wants to determine if administrative changes have undermined the Affordable Care Act.
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Bill Nemitz: Earbuds are fitting symbol for ever-silent Rep. Poliquin
He dons them when asked for his position on repealing the Affordable Care Act – a characteristic move from a lawmaker often loath to take a stand.
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Here’s what we know about the health care bill
Q&A on what’s in the bill and the impact on Americans if it becomes law.
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Greg Kesich: Health care ‘free market’ sure has a lot of government involvement
The U.S. government was paying a big chunk of the medical bills long before Obamacare became a thing.
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LePage considers starting Maine health insurance plan to replace Affordable Care Act
He doesn’t provide details, but says, ‘We are just going to withdraw the state and just go do our own thing.’
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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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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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Report says repeal of Obamacare would hurt poor families and give richest a tax break
Under the Republican bill, in 2022, an average family making less than $50,000 a year would stand to lose federal benefits.