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Will Obamacare Really Collapse And What Will That Mean For Houston?
Posted on · Will the Affordable Care Act really fail if no changes are made? And, if so, how might that affect patients and healthcare providers in Greater Houston?
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Full Show: What Happens In Houston If Obamacare Fails, And What Drives Local Auto Sales (Aug. 17, 2017)
Posted on · Will Obamacare indeed fail if no further action is taken? And, if so, what affect could it have on Houston patients and the local healthcare industry? Houston Matters talks with two local healthcare experts. Plus: we examine what causes new auto sales in the region to rise and fall.
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Houston Protesters Stage “Zombie Walk” As They Appeal To Keep The Affordable Care Act
Posted on · Protesters say they fear many Americans will become the “walking dead” if the ACA is repealed.
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States Have Already Tried Versions Of ‘Skinny Repeal.’ It Didn’t Go Well
Posted on · Republican senators are warming to the idea of a scaled-back plan that would delete the Affordable Care Act's individual and employer mandates but leave much of the law intact.
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U.S. Senate rejects proposal for ‘Obamacare’ repeal
Posted on · Seven Republicans joined all Democrats Wednesday in a 45-55 vote defeating the plan. It was the second self-inflicted setback the GOP has suffered this week in trying to roll back Obama's 2010 statute.
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Health Plan’s Fall Brings Dread For ‘Obamacare’ Recipients
Posted on · Here’s a snapshot of many American's concerns on repealing Obamacare:
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Full Show: Political Roundup, And Houston World Series Of Dog Shows (July 19,2017)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Our political analysts discuss the latest on the Senate GOP healthcare bill. We pay a visit to the Houston World Series of Dog Shows. And the Indie rock group Run River North performs in studio.
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Senator Cornyn Defends Secrecy Of Health Care Bill Discussion
Posted on · Senators are expecting copies of the health care bill Thursday that's been drafted behind closed doors. Republican senators have been complaining about their party's secretive plan, but Senator John Cornyn of Texas defends the secrecy.
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Dismantling Affordable Care Act Hurts Some Constituencies More Than Others
Posted on · Congressman Gene Green of Houston says the House bill that dismantles much of the Affordable Care Act affects his constituency especially hard. Although it faces an uncertain future in the Senate, the current GOP plan would undo the mostly federally-funded Medicaid expansion, which provided coverage to about 11 million newly-eligible low-income Americans.
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GOP Expected To Pass Its Health Care Bill At Long Last, But Still A Long Way To Go
Posted on · The House votes Thursday to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But this bill will likely never become law, at least not in its current form. And the road ahead is bumpy and full of potholes.
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White House Promotes Latest Health Care Bill
Posted on · President Trump is promising lower premiums and coverage for pre existing conditions
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In Final Hours, GOP Leaders Scramble For Votes On Bill To Gut ‘Obamacare’
Posted on · House Republicans are poised to vote today on legislation to repeal and replace key parts of the Affordable Care Act, despite ongoing opposition from hard-line conservatives.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Trump Tax Returns and the GOP Healthcare Bill
Posted on · It’s time again for our weekly political roundup and analysis of national, state and local political stories. We discuss everything from President Trump releasing some of his 2005 tax return information ahead of a report from MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the GOP’s bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, to the continuing saga […]
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Houston Healthcare Industry Weighs in on the Future of Obamacare
Posted on · In his press conference last week (Feb. 16, 2017), President Donald Trump said his administration is close to announcing plans for changing and/or replacing the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Meanwhile, insiders within Houston’s sizable healthcare industry wonder what might happen and how it might affect them. When it comes to the future of Obamacare […]
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10 Things To Know For Thursday
Posted on · Here's your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.