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  President Donald Trump endorses short-term bipartisan fix for Obamacare

  World | October 18, 2017 7:56 IST

  Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wa.) announced an accord in principle to re-instate for two years the cost-sharing reduction payments.

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  Senators announce new health deal to restore subsidies that Donald Trump cut off under Obamacare

  World | October 18, 2017 7:28 IST

  Donald Trump himself spoke approvingly of the deal, but some conservatives denounced it as an insurance company bailout, making its future uncertain.

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  Pro-Trump states most affected by his health care decision

  World | October 15, 2017 16:34 IST

  Nearly 70 percent of those benefiting from the so-called cost-sharing subsidies live in states Trump won last November

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  Donald Trump’s ‘Obamacare’ move shakes up health care and politics

  World | October 14, 2017 15:22 IST

  Experts say the political instability over Trump’s effort to undermine Obama’s health care law could also prompt more insurers to leave markets.

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  Donald Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies

  World | October 13, 2017 21:41 IST

  The president’s action is likely to trigger a lawsuit from state attorneys general, who contend the subsidies to insurers are fully authorized by federal law, and say the president’s position is reckless.

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  Calling it a beginning, Donald Trump signs health care order to undermine Obamacare

  World | October 13, 2017 6:40 IST

  Trump directed his administration on Thursday to rewrite some federal insurance rules as a beginning of renewed efforts to undermine “Obamacare,” the program he’s promised to kill.

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  Obamacare: Another key Republican Senator opposes Donald Trump, bill to repeal health care law 'dead'

  World | September 26, 2017 16:25 IST

  Senator Susan Collins on Monday joined two of her colleagues John McCain and Rand Paul in rejecting the latest bill to end the Affordable Care Act -- popularly known as Obamacare.

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  Donald Trump slams Senator John McCain, says Republicans will 'eventually' repeal Obamacare

  World | September 23, 2017 17:58 IST

  US President Donald Trump slammed Senator John McCain for opposing a last-minute plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, insisting that the Republicans would 'eventually' roll back Obama healthcare law.

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  Republicans unveil latest legislation to repeal Obamacare

  World | July 28, 2017 10:34 IST

  The legislation, dubbed "skinny bill" because only amendments in the few areas where there is consensus will be put to vote, was presented on Thursday night by the Senate Republican majority leader, Mitch McConnell

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  US Senate rejects Republican bill to repeal Obamacare without replacement

  World | July 27, 2017 10:10 IST

  The bill which would have given a two-year window to bring a replacement of Obamacare was defeated by 55-45 votes yesterday in the Republican-majority Senate.

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  Nation closer to liberation from ‘Obamacare’: President Trump

  World | July 26, 2017 10:04 IST

  Celebrating a slim but symbolic health-care win in Washington, President Donald Trump told supporters in Ohio on Tuesday night that the nation was one step closer to liberation from the “Obamacare nightmare.”

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  ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Donald Trump declares as GOP plan collapses

  World | July 19, 2017 10:55 IST

  The successive defeats made clear that despite seven years of promises to repeal former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, Republicans apparently cannot deliver.

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  President Trump asks Republicans to ‘just repeal’ Obamacare

  World | July 18, 2017 11:53 IST

  The new health care bill proposed by the Trump govt was left with no apparent possible progress in the Senate after two other Republican lawmakers announced their opposition to the proposal.

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  Senators should repeal Obamacare if they lack votes to replace it: Donald Trump

  World | July 01, 2017 10:54 IST

  "If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date!" Trump tweeted.

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  Trump celebrates defeat of Obamacare, vows to reduce health insurance premiums

  World | May 05, 2017 6:29 IST

  US President Donald Trump today promised to bring down health insurance premiums and deductible as he celebrated the defeat of Obamacare on the floor of the US House of Representatives.

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  Obamacare to stay or go? US Congress to vote on Health Care Bill on Thursday

  World | May 04, 2017 16:23 IST

  May 4 will see the US Congress decide on whether the country repeals former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act or not as Republican leaders announced that the House will vote on the GOP’s legislation on Thursday.

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  Democrats 'joyous' after Obamacare victory in House of Representatives

  World | March 25, 2017 12:17 IST

  US Democrats were joyous after the House of Representatives cancelled a scheduled vote on President Donald Trump's bill to replace Obamacare, the media reported.

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  Donald Trump withdraws healthcare bill, blasts Democrats for its failure

  World | March 25, 2017 10:36 IST

  The US House of Representatives --- similar to the Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament --- has 435 members. The Republican party enjoys a simple majority in the House with 235 members.

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  Pass health care bill or seal your fate: President Trump warns House Republicans

  World | March 22, 2017 11:04 IST

  US President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited Capitol Hill to exhort House Republicans to pass the healthcare bill on Thursday.

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  House of Republicans unveil bill replacing Obamacare

  World | March 07, 2017 13:06 IST

  Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Monday unveiled long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace former Democratic President Barack Obama's healthcare law -- Affordable Care Act.