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Republicans divided over whether to salvage Obamacare — or replace it — ahead of subsidy deadline

GOP lawmakers debate whether to extend COVID-era Obamacare subsidies that could cost $30 billion annually as Republicans explore healthcare reform options. Read More

Swing-district Republican sounds alarm over GOP’s affordability agenda: ‘Doing nothing is not an option’

In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Manu Raju for “Inside Politics Sunday,” Fitzpatrick leaned into areas where he broke sharply with his party’s leaders, including his desire to find a healthcare ... Read More

‘Catastrophic implications’: Inside the NC court battle over Medicaid cuts

Republican state lawmakers have failed to pass a new state budget, leading Democratic Gov. Josh Stein to cut the rates Medicaid reimburses hospitals and doctors. The rate cuts are now being challenged ... Read More

Millions of Republicans on Obamacare want enhanced subsidies extended. Most Hill Republicans don’t

A new poll shows more than 70% of Republicans with Obamacare coverage don’t want their enhanced premium subsidies to expire. Read More

Retirements signal GOP lawmakers delivered for Trump, but not themselves

Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to a markedly different world from the one of even just a few weeks ago, when lawmakers passed the current stopgap spending bill that runs until Jan. 21. Read More

Republicans, health experts push back on Democrats' Medicaid ‘scare tactics’

Even before the conflict over Obamacare subsidies that resulted in a month-and-a-half-long government shutdown, Democrats were already attacking Republicans over their reforms to the federal public ... Read More

Only a Fraction of Republicans’ Much-Touted $50 Billion Rural Health Fund Can Help Struggling Hospitals Pay Their Bills

As President Donald Trump’s deadline for a massive budget bill drew near early in the summer, Republican Senate leadership needed to corral the support of some members of the conference. The bill ... Read More

When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest

Republicans created a special $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals stay afloat, but the biggest impacts may be in cities. Read More

What the health? From KFF Health News: The GOP still can’t agree on a health plan

December on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, but Republicans still can’t decide whether they want to put forward their own alternative or what that might include. Meanwhile, the CDC ... Read More

Colorado families fear proposed Medicaid cuts could limit care for children with disabilities

Some Colorado lawmakers say Gov. Jared Polis is creating a health care crisis with his plan to limit Medicaid growth. In the governor's budget proposal for next year, Medicaid funding would need to ... Read More