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On Wednesday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Live,” Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) argued that health insurance premiums are increasing because President Trump has been working to “sabotage” the Affordable Care Act. Van Hollen said, “[W]e need to, number one, make sure

During a healthcare debate on CNN on Monday, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) remarked that she loved the male senators on stage with her, “but maybe if we added a few more women senators,” before she was drowned out by applause

During a healthcare debate on CNN on Monday, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) argued that the Charlie Gard case is the “logical extension” of the left’s narrative on health care. Cassidy said, “For 25 years, I worked in the public system

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) stated the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill would “cause untold suffering in every community” and is “monstrous. Cruel. Even deadly.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello. I’m Congressman John Yarmuth from Louisville, Kentucky, and the

In an interview with Birmingham, AL’s CBS affiliate WIAT that aired Friday, Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) said he supported the “concept” of the Graham-Cassidy health care legislation, but he wants to review the “specifics” of the bill regarding Alabama before he

On Thursday’s broadcast of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Senator Al Franken (D-MN) referred to the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill as “the Screw You Billy Kimmel Act of 2017.” Franken began the interview by thanking and praising Kimmel for his monologue on health

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) predicted that the Graham-Cassidy bill will receive 50 Republican votes and votes from a few Democrats. Graham said, “I’ll be honest with you, I’ve never been more

Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night platform to continue his assault on the GOP health care bill, firing back at critics including U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy and “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel railed against Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La) Tuesday, calling the GOP lawmaker a liar for introducing a new health care bill he claims doesn’t pass the so-called ‘Jimmy Kimmel Test.’

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) responded to criticisms of the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill by both Jimmy Kimmel and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). Graham said, “Well, he’s describing Obamacare. About 70%

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted the Graham-Cassidy Bill as “barely Obamacare-lite.” Rand said Graham-Cassidy “actually keeps the Obamacare spending and just redistributes it among the states. It’s a $1.2

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey endorsed the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill, suggesting that is the “best path forward” to repealing Obamacare.

Tea Party Patriots president Jenny Beth Martin released a statement on Monday endorsing the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill and argued that we should “set our country on a path to fully repeal Obamacare, and restore freedom, choice and affordability to our health care system.”

Bob Moffit, Heritage Foundation senior fellow for health policy studies spoke to Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Thursday regarding Bernie Sanders’ unveiling of his new single-payer health care plan.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds endorsed the new plan to repeal and replace Obamacare through block grants to the states.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement that she supports the Obamacare block grant repeal plan.

Editor’s Note: This Op-Ed was submitted to Breitbart Texas by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and was written by Dr. Deane Waldman, MD, MBA. So many narratives about healthcare abound, it is hard to understand why no one seems able to

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Dean Heller, and Ron Johnson (R-WI), as well as former Senator Rick Santorum, announced a press conference on Wednesday to reveal their legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare through block grants.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that his coalition’s Obamacare repeal plan to block grant health care to the states “defies the Washington establishment–it returns power to the states.”

Ohio Gov. John Kasich released a bipartisan Obamacare stabilization plan with Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues to push for an alternative plan to repeal and replace Obamacare through block grants.

Healthcare professionals working in Swedish hospitals are living in fear as a result of threats and violence from criminal patients and their extended families.

With the health care debacle in the rear view mirror for the time being, the consensus is that the administration badly needs a victory this year on tax reform if the president is to regain the political momentum he lost by following the lead of the hapless GOP congressional leadership who sold him on Obamacare repeal as an early, easy win.

Senator Lamar Alexander’s (R-TN) hearings on stabilizing the Obamacare marketplace could also lead to discussions on new legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Health care company Aetna potentially revealed the HIV status of thousands of customers after sending out letters with their details clearly visible through the envelope window.

The new effort led by former Sen. Rick Santorum could revive the prospect of repealing and replacing Obamacare.

Former Obama Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Andy Slavitt, who helped implement the Affordable Care Act, said that the Graham-Cassidy bill remains the most significant opportunity to repeal Obamacare.

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Monday that he is working with a broad coalition of Republicans in both the House and the Senate, along with several governors, to develop a new effort to repeal Obamacare.

North Carolina NAACP President Dr. Rev. William Barber said Saturday on MSNBC’s “AM Joy” that “rolling back health care and living wages” was what white nationalists want. “Richard Spencer and others want a GOP that attacks immigrants, that rolls back voting

Obamacare continues to collapse into a “death spiral” by design, contrary to Democrats’ claim President Trump fostered “uncertainty” that led to skyrocketing premiums and health care costs.

A new poll released Monday revealed that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has become increasingly unpopular among Republicans as a result of his vote against Obamacare repeal in the Senate.

President Donald Trump extended the deadline for insurance companies to offer plans on the Obamacare exchanges while he decides whether to eliminate subsidies for health insurance companies.

In this week’s exclusive clip for Breitbart News, Jackie takes aim at Congress — and in particular, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — for their failure to make any significant progress on the passage of a health care alternative to Obamacare.

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), and other members of the Freedom Caucus filed a discharge petition on Friday to repeal Obamacare.

Thirty-six conservative and activist groups urged Congress to repeal Obamacare’s health insurance and medical device taxes before they go into effect next year.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new report that next year 1,409 counties, over 40 percent of counties nationwide, will only have one health insurer on the Obamacare exchanges.

Ballotpedia Editor-at-Large Scott Rasmussen highlights why Obamacare remains so unpopular.