Is Trump Slashing Healthcare Subsidies for the Poor to Decimate Obamacare & Cut Taxes for the Rich?

As President Trump moves to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in an executive order, and the White House announces it will stop paying billions of dollars in federal subsidies to insurance companies to help cover low-income people’s healthcare plans, we get response from Congress member Luis Gutiérrez, who says Trump’s dismantling of the ACA is an attempt to balance the budget. “It’s no coincidence that their next move is to give a tax break to the wealthiest in this nation,” Gutiérrez notes.

Mika Brzezinski: The Failing Trump Presidency – MSNBC

In "Dangerous" Move, Republicans Push to Strip Healthcare from Millions Without Holding Any Hearings

Historian: Republican Push to Replace Obamacare Reflects Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America

Trump's Policy Agenda Is a Bigger Scandal Than His Russia Ties

Trump’s health care plan and budget show the scandal hiding in plain sight.

Kellyanne Conway Defends Obamacare Repeal By Attacking Poor People

Appearing on Fox & Friends this weekend, Kellyanne Conway said that the criticism of the AHCA that passed the House is ridiculous, and that “it’s easier to jeer from the cheap seats,” implying that poor people shouldn’t have a say in what happens in this country. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

The Trumpcare Disaster

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The House speaker, Paul Ryan, and other Republicans falsely accused Democrats of rushing the Affordable Care Act through Congress. On Thursday, in a display of breathtaking hypocrisy, House Republicans — without holding any hearings or giving the Congressional Budget Office time to do an analysis — passed a bill that would strip at least 24 million Americans of health insurance. » | The Editorial Board | Thursday, May 4, 2017

FRONTLINE | How "Obamacare" Became a Symbol of America's Divide | Divided States of America

"Obamacare" has expanded health insurance for millions -- but as an excerpt from FRONTLINE's "Divided States of America" shows, its passage also contributed to years of political polarization.

Inside Story - Trump: Targeting Barack Obama's Legacy?

The new US president makes his first moves against his predecessor's policies. Presenter: Sami Zeidan

FRONTLINE | How "Obamacare" Became a Symbol of America's Divide | Divided States of America

"Obamacare" has expanded health insurance for millions -- but as an excerpt from FRONTLINE's "Divided States of America" shows, its passage also contributed to years of political polarization.

US Republicans Take Actions to Repeal Obamacare Act

The US Senate has taken a first step to dismantling the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, which provides 20 million Americans with health insurance.

The resolution now goes to the House of Representatives, which is expected to vote on it this week.

Scrapping Obamacare is a top priority for the Republican majorities in both chambers and Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports from Washington.

Barack Obama Fights to Rescue Obamacare

The US Republican Party has begun efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or what most Americans call Obamacare.

Obamacare Subsidies Upheld in US Supreme Court Ruling

BBC AMERICA: The US Supreme Court has upheld a key portion of President Barack Obama's healthcare law in a 6-3 decision.

The court ruled the law as a whole made subsidies available for people in all 50 states, not just those who bought insurance through a state exchange.

The high court case was the second major challenge to the healthcare law- often known as Obamacare - since its passage.

The decision is major victory for the Obama administration.

"Congress passed the Affordable Care act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the opinion.

If the law was overturned, 6.4 million Americans would have been at risk of losing aid.

The 2010 law, often known as Obamacare, set up a federally run insurance exchange where Americans who were not covered by employers or other governmental could buy health insurance. » | Thursday, June 25, 2015

The Folks Turning Against President Obama

Talking Points 11/19

Poll: Bungled ObamaCare Rollout Taking Its Toll on President

Obama'a approval rating hits new low

President Offers Administration 'Fix' for Canceled Plans

Obama delivers remarks on Affordable Care Act

Sen. Barrasso: ObamaCare Change Is a 'Political Band-Aid'

Next step for health care fix in Congress

Barack Obama Makes Full Blown Apology for Healthcare Debacle

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama says he is 'not a perfect president' as he pledges to fix roll out of ObamaCare plan

Barack Obama last night issued a deeply personal 'mea culpa' for the botched roll-out of his health care reforms as the signature achievement of his presidency threatened to be derailed by technical glitches and a broken campaign promise.

"I am not a perfect man and I will not be a perfect president, but I'll wake up every single day working as hard as I can on behalf of Americans," said Mr Obama, as he issued an unusually abject apology for "fumbling" the implementation of his ObamaCare plan.

The launch of the reforms have been both a political and personal disaster for Mr Obama who has been accused of misleading the American public by repeatedly pledging that everyone who had already had health insurance would not be affected by ObamaCare.

However his oft-repeated campaign pledge – "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan" – has come back to bite Mr Obama as it emerged that millions of Americans were having their health care plans cancelled this month, contrary to his assurances. » | Peter Foster, US Editor | Thursday, November 14, 2013

White House Steps Up Damage Control on ObamaCare Rollout

Reaction from Washington Times columnist Charlie Hurt

Woman Who Lost Health Insurance: Obama 'Flat Out Lied'

Betsy Tadder explains how she lost her coverage and can't afford an ObamaCare plan