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Do You Have Obamacare? Tell Us About It.

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Sarah Kliff |Margot Sanger-Katz

President Trump's domestic policy bill would make deep cuts to Obamacare that are expected to leave millions uninsured. The changes would make it harder to enroll in coverage and, for many, make plans more expensive. Republicans say these changes are needed to combat fraud and ensure government dollars go only to those who are eligible.
Millions Would Lose Their Obamacare Coverage Under Trump's Bill

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Sarah Kliff |Margot Sanger-Katz

Though Republicans are not explicitly trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a series of small, technical changes would substantially reduce enrollment and increase the cost of coverage. Millions of Obamacare enrollees would lose health coverage under the Republicans' major policy bill, which would make coverage more expensive and harder to obtain.
A Complete List of Everything in the Republican Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alicia Parlapiano |Josh Katz |Margot Sanger-Katz |Emily Badger

The tax and spending bill passed by House Republicans early Thursday includes hundreds of provisions and would add an estimated $3.3 trillion to the national debt as written. Below is a table that lists the 10-year cost or savings for nearly every provision, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. The C.B.O. evaluation does not include several last-minute changes to the bill made by House Republicans to secure the support of some holdout members. We've highlighted the substantive changes.
Republicans pass strictest Medicaid work requirement they have ever put forward

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Margot Sanger-Katz |Sarah Kliff

Among the spending cuts proposed in House Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” is a policy they have sought to enact for a decade: a requirement that Medicaid recipients provide proof of employment as a condition of receiving health insurance. Republicans have repeatedly tried and failed to enact such rules. They proposed laws that didn’t pass and attempted state-level experiments that were blocked in court.
Republicans Pass Strictest Medicaid Work Requirement They Have Ever Put Forward

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Margot Sanger-Katz |Sarah Kliff

A new hurdle for poor Americans, approved by the House, would cause millions to lose coverage, including many who are working but can't meet reporting rules. Among the spending cuts proposed in House Republicans' "big, beautiful bill" is a policy they have sought to enact for a decade: a requirement that Medicaid recipients provide proof of employment as a condition of receiving health insurance. Republicans have repeatedly tried and failed to enact such rules.
U.S. debt on pace to set a record. (The data goes back to 1790.)

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Margot Sanger-Katz |Alicia Parlapiano

The United States hit its record debt level at the end of 1945, after a world war and the Great Depression. That record, in which the debt was briefly larger than the size of the entire economy, is almost certain to be broken in the next several years. Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office published in January showed that the country was on track to overtake it in 2032 — and that was before the Republicans’ large tax and spending bill was taken into account.
As Congress debates cutting Medicaid, a major study shows it saves lives

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Sarah Kliff |Margot Sanger-Katz

The expansion of Medicaid has saved more than 27,000 lives since 2010, according to the most definitive study yet on the program’s health effects. Poor adults who gained Medicaid coverage after the Affordable Care Act expanded access were 21% less likely to die during a given year than those not enrolled, the research shows.
As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sarah Kliff |Margot Sanger-Katz

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent. The expansion of Medicaid has saved more than 27,000 lives since 2010, according to the most definitive study yet on the program's health effects. Poor adults who gained Medicaid coverage after the Affordable Care Act expanded access were 21 percent less likely to die during a given year than those not enrolled, the research shows.
House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Aid

3 weeks ago | rsn.org | Catie Edmondson |Margot Sanger-Katz

ALSO SEE: GOP Tax Bill on Track to Add More Than $2.5 Trillion to U.S. Deficit Three committees advanced legislation that would combine into the “big beautiful bill” to enact President Trump’s agenda. But the package faces a rocky path.
House Republicans Push Forward With Tax and Medicaid Cuts

3 weeks ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Catie Edmondson |Margot Sanger-Katz

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Wednesday pushed forward on their sweeping domestic policy bill, slogging through marathon drafting sessions that began Tuesday and stretched into the night as they haggled over Medicaid and tax cuts.