His tweet complicates the efforts of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to create a palatable alternative.
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FDA works to expand generic drug brands, boost competition
The agency will now give priority reviews to new generics until there are at least three on the market, a level at which prices tend to drop sharply.
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Lacking support for health care bill, Senate Republican leaders delay vote
Republican defections, including by Maine Sen. Susan Collins, have built since Congress’ nonpartisan budget referee said the measure would leave 22 million more people uninsured by 2026.
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Sen. Collins rejects Republican health care bill as report says 22 million more would be uninsured
Maine’s senior senator joins 3 other Republicans who say they will vote against starting debate Tuesday on the bill in its current form.
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Lead poisoning seminar set for Tuesday in Augusta
Augusta recently has been deemed a high-risk location for childhood lead poisoning, based on new blood-level standards set by Maine lawmakers in 2015.
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Collins still undecided on Senate health care bill
In an appearance on ABC’s ‘This Week,’ Maine’s senior senator says she wants to see the Congressional Budget Office analysis of the measure before she makes up her mind.
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Bill Nemitz: Obamacare’s a lifeline for our smallest hospitals
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would be so ill-advised.
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Maine shows steady decline in number of children enrolled in public health care programs
More than 66,000 children in the state have gone off Medicaid and CHIP since 2011, a 27 percent drop that bucks the national trend, according to federal data.
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Senate Republicans’ health care plan draws immediate opposition
The measure could come to a vote as soon as next week, but critics set the stage for negotiations before that happens.
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Trump tells senators House health care bill is ‘mean’
The president, surprising with his criticism of the House Republicans’ plan, urges senators to come up with something ‘more generous,’ sources say.