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AARP May Be a Player in Puerto Rico
By Allison BellThe senior lobbying group has a seat on a committee that advocates for the commonwealth's pension enrollees in the restructuring.
May 08, 2017
Labour Pledges Tax Hike for Richest as U.K. Campaign ResumesA political party sees a health care funding tax proposal as a selling point.
May 05, 2017
Senate ACA Replacers May Tap Medicare Surtax and Net Investment TaxFully repealing both taxes could cost the U.S. government $275 billion in revenue over 10 years, according to CBO analysts.
May 05, 2017
Health Investors Shrug as GOP Bill Faces Tough Road in SenateInvestors assume the ACA change effort will get watered down in the Senate, an analyst says.
May 05, 2017
Problems the Republican Health Plan Doesn't SolveThe author predicts the AHCA premium tax credits would make adverse selection worse.
May 05, 2017
David Gergen Handicaps the Republican AgendaThe former presidential advisor says passage of a health care bill will clear the way for smaller than expected tax cuts and deregulation.
May 05, 2017
The Senate Holds All the Health Care CardsThe author describes the American Health Care Act bill the House passed as "a hot mess."
May 05, 2017
Senate Moves ACA Change Bill to Slow Lane After House VoteThe American Health Care Act bill faces competition from Lamar Alexander's people.