Obamacare
18 Aug 2019
Allison Hoffman, professor at University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Katherine Baicker, dean at University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, discuss the Affordable Care Act and the state of health care in the United States. They speak with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."
3 Apr 2019
President Donald Trump abruptly halted a push for an alternative to the Affordable Care Act, saying Republicans would wait until after the 2020 election for a vote on a replacement for Obamacare.
18 Dec 2018
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price react to a federal judge's ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
15 Dec 2018
A federal judge has ruled the 2010 health law known as Obamacare unconstitutional due to a change to US tax law in 2017. Supporters of the law have said they will appeal the ruling.
10 Oct 2018
Republican candidates who attempted to dismantle Obamacare are focusing on their support for a key provision of the law heading into the midterm election.
14 Feb 2018
After an effort by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare derailed, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Tuesday that the 'battle over health care isn't over'.
26 Oct 2017
House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wednesday the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress will not attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare again this year but should try again in 2018.
26 Sep 2017
President Donald Trump is set to meet with House Republicans on tax reform Tuesday morning following a lack of support for the latest GOP bill to repeal and replace much of Obamacare.
25 Sep 2017
A proposal by U.S. Republicans to repeal and replace the Obamacare health insurance program suffered serious new setbacks within the party on Sunday, when Senator Ted Cruz expressed his opposition and Senator Susan Collins dug in with strong criticisms of the legislation.
21 Sep 2017
Senate Republicans announced plans to vote next week on their latest bid to scuttle Obamacare even as a popular comedian who has become part of the U.S. healthcare debate denounced the bill and former President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned of "real human suffering."
28 Jul 2017
Senators Lindsey Graham, John McCain and Ron Johnson warned they would not vote for a slimmed-down Obamacare repeal bill without guarantees that the House of Representatives will go into negotiations with the Senate on the measure.
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