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How long before Republicans take another shot at repealing Obamacare?
House Speaker Paul Ryan says there will be a sequel to his failed bid to replace the Affordable Care Act but won’t say when or how it will be different.
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Affordable Care Act supporters worry as Trump predicts Obamacare will ‘explode’
For many who rely on the Affordable Care Act, celebration over the GOP’s failure to repeal it is turning into anxiety about what happens next.
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At Trump’s request, Republican leaders pull their failing ACA repeal bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan withdrew the legislation after Trump asked him to halt debate without a vote.
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Trump taps anti-LGBTQ activist Roger Severino to lead HHS Civil Rights Office
The former Heritage Foundation staffer actively opposed the ACA’s civil rights protections and has fought against transgender rights, marriage equality, and abortion access.
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Women would be severely affected by repeal of Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — From a return to higher premiums for women to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, the Republican push to repeal the Obama-era health care law already is raising concerns that women could be hit hard. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women more than men […]
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Texas judge halts federal transgender health protections
Isn’t the message being sent that trans people are unworthy of healthcare because of Jesus? Didn’t he heal the sick?
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Antigay bigot and Obamacare foe is Trump’s leading choice for health secretary
Tom Price is a Georgia congressman and an M.D. who thinks being gay is a “lifestyle” and that LGBTQ rights are “a huge cost-driver.”
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Obama: “We can finish the job” and end AIDS by 2030
While acknowledging “there is more work to do,” Obama highlighted the progress made so far.
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This Pennsylvania trans man is taking on Medicaid to get a hysterectomy
And new federal rules would seem to support his cause
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Supreme Court decisions highlight political challenges facing GOP
For the second time in two days, the Supreme Court struck at the heart of the Republican Party platform. Yet the response to Friday’s same-sex marriage ruling was mild in comparison with the outrage that followed the court’s decision Thursday to uphold President Barack Obama’s health care law.