October 23, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Affordable Care Act, AHPs, association health plans, Chuck Schumer, health insurance, preexisting conditions, President Donald Trump, Trump executive order
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
WASHINGTON — After numerous failed attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to relax standards on small businesses that band together to buy health insurance and may take steps to allow the sale of other health plans that skirt the health law’s requirements. The Trump executive order
August 7, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Affordable Care Act, Chuck Schumer, health insurance, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, Obamacare, skinny repeal, Susan Collins, video
2017, Issue 08-07-2017, Issues, News, Videos
WASHINGTON — The Senate dealt a devastating blow to Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, defeating a GOP “skinny repeal” bill. Republican Sens. John McCain (Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) joined with Democrats to oppose the measure, a major loss for President Trump and the Republican congressional agenda.
July 28, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Chuck Schumer, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, skinny repeal, Susan Collins
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WASHINGTON — The Senate dealt a devastating blow to Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act by defeating a GOP “skinny repeal” bill early Friday morning. Sens. John McCain (R., Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska) and Susan Collins (R., Maine) joined with Democrats to oppose the measure, a major loss for President
June 5, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, AHCA, American Health Care Act, B. Douglas Hoey, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Retail Federation, Neil Trautwein, Obamacare, Paul Ryan
2017, Issue 06-05-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — The drive to repeal and replace Obamacare has hit a roadblock. The Congressional Budget Office found that the G.O.P.-led American Health Care Act (AHCA) would leave 23 million more people uninsured in a decade. The CBO assessment cast further doubt on the chances of the Senate passing a similar bill to the AHCA,
March 13, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Chuck Schumer, health care policy, health insurance, John Boehner, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, President Donald Trump
2017, Issue 03-13-2017, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has called for bipartisan support for an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act, but his own party was divided on the issue. In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, Trump asked Republicans and Democrats “to save Americans from this imploding Obamacare disaster.” Reiterating his campaign rhetoric, the
February 6, 2017 by Greg Jacobson and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, Bill Cassidy, Chuck Schumer, Kellyanne Conway, Obamacare, Obamacare Replacement Act, Patient Freedom Act of 2017, President Donald Trump, Rand Paul, repeal the ACA, Susan Collins
2017, Issue 02-06-2017, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — In his first executive order after taking office, President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to waive or delay any provisions of the Affordable Care Act they consider onerous to individuals, states or insurers. The order contained few specifics, however, and raised more questions about the fate and direction of the country’s health care