Tag: Congress
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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul suggests that if Kentucky wants to keep its Medicaid expansion, it should raise taxes to pay for it
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul suggested Sunday that Kentucky and other states that expanded Medicaid under federal health reform should have to raise taxes to keep it expanded and not rely...
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Massie joins Paul in voting against bill to start Obamacare repeal; McConnell won’t say what he has in mind for Medicaid expansion
Kentucky Health News One Kentucky congressman was among the nine House Republicans who voted against a budget resolution that is the new Congress’s first step toward repealing the Patient Protection...
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Senate takes first step toward repealing Obamacare; Rand Paul, worried about deficit and debt, is only Republican to vote no
Paul, McConnell (Washington Post photo) Citing concerns about the federal budget deficit and the national debt, Rand Paul of Kentucky was the only Republican senator to vote against a non-binding...
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Sen. Rand Paul offers plan to repeal most of Obamacare; would remove requirement to cover pre-existing conditions
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky “is gathering support among Republican lawmakers for an ACA replacement plan designed to make health insurance less expensive by lifting many of the health...
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Study says removing Medicaid expansion and premium subsidies, without replacement, would cost 45,000 jobs in Kentucky in 2019
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Repealing and not replacing two key parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – expansion of the Medicaid program and subsidies for...
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Paul, citing deficit, is among small but potentially pivotal group of GOP senators who want Obamacare replaced when repealed
This story was updated Monday, Jan. 9. Kentuckian Rand Paul is among a small but growing and potentially pivotal group of Republican senators who say the Patient Protection and Affordable...
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Ky. was one of states helped most by coverage of pre-existing conditions; that will be a key point in Obamacare repeal debate
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky was one of the states helped most by the health reform law’s requirement that people with pre-existing conditions could get insurance – a...
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Huge new health law has provisions for research, opioids, mental health, faster approval of drugs and medical devices, and more
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Congress passed legislation Wednesday, Dec. 7 that will, among other things, increase funding for medical research and speed up the federal approval of new...
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Hospitals warn of big hit if Obamacare repeal send them lots more uninsured patients; rural hospitals at more risk
The two big lobbies for hospitals are telling Congress and President-elect Donald Trump, who are planning to repeal and replace President Obama’s health-reform law, that “the government should help hospitals...
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McConnell says Obamacare will have to be replaced gradually
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be replaced “in a phased-in way over a period of time,” not right away, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday. “You...