Health Insurance News Dems Lose Key Piece Of Health Agenda In Spending Bill

Unearthed debate clip goes viral against Dems as illegal immigrant health coverage becomes top issue

As the federal government shutdown continues, a clip from the 2019 Democratic presidential primary went viral when the candidates were asked if they support providing healthcare to those in the ... Read More

Why Democrats see health care as a prescription for revival

While health care was not a major focus in the 2024 presidential election, it has become a central front between the parties during President Donald Trump’s tumultuous second term, as the government ... Read More

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Democrats want to give free health care to ‘illegal aliens’ in government shutdown battle

Amid government spending negotiations, President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders are accusing Democrats of demanding free health care for “illegal aliens” in return for their support of a federal ... Read More

Health care is key for Democrats in shutdown fight. Here’s what to know.

The federal government shut down early Wednesday following an acrimonious deadlock in Congress over spending in which Democrats have sought to put a spotlight on health care subsidies and who is ... Read More

Bipartisan senators scramble for off-ramp as shutdown could drag into weekend

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is working quietly to secure a deal on government funding, hoping to limit the effects of a federal shutdown that began shortly after midnight on Wednesday. Read More

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress ... Read More

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Democrats ... Read More

Health care for thousands of Coloradans caught up in fight over federal spending package in Congress

Congress has just a few days to agree on a federal funding package or the White House says there could be mass layoffs. Republicans and Democrats are at an impasse over tax credits that help millions ... Read More

Who could lose health insurance with GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill?’

(The Hill) – Nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance under the House Republican tax bill, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the nonpartisan ... Read More

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats rejected for the 10th time Thursday a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up ... Read More