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Sewell condemns Trump’s “health care sabotage.” Brooks supports Trump’s efforts

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, voted in favor of House Resolution 271 on Wednesday, condemning the Trump Administration’s legal support for an effort by conservative states, including Alabama, to have the courts declare key parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, popularly called Obamacare, unconstitutional. “Not only are the Trump Administration’s … Continued
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April 4, 2019

Thursday is the Last Day to Sign up for Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On March 23, 2010, President Barack H. Obama (D) signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (also known as Obamacare), mandating that all Americans purchase healthcare insurance and setting up a complicated regulatory scheme giving the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) massive new … Continued
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December 14, 2016

Obama Vetoes Bill to Abolish Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, January 8, 2015, President Obama’s vetoed a bill, HR3762, that would have dismantled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (popularly known as Obamacare), and eliminated federal funding for the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) said: “I am disappointed but … Continued
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January 11, 2016

United Healthcare May Pull out of Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) said that reports that the nation’s largest healthcare insurer, United Healthcare, may drop out of Obamacare next year is a sign that Obamacare is fundamentally broken. There are reports that the company may stop providing exchange compliant healthcare coverage in 2017 due … Continued
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November 24, 2015

House Passes Bill Protecting Doctors, Dentists, and Optometrists Right to Set Pricing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 13, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation preventing licensing boards from requiring that medical professionals; specifically doctors, dentists, and optometrists from being required to accept any sort of insurance in order to be licensed by state of Alabama.  The legislation, House Bill 6 (HB 6) … Continued
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February 13, 2014

Blue Cross Blue Shield Rejects President’s Proposal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield announced in a statement that it will not continue non-Affordable Care Act compliant policies for another year as recently proposed by President Barack Hussein Obama. Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Koko Mackin said, “A one-year continuation of policies that violates the ACA’s … Continued
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November 21, 2013

Houses Passes Keep Your Health Plan Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The bill would allow Americans who want to keep their non-Affordable Care Act insurance to keep their plans. Congressman Mike Rogers (R) from Saks joined the other four Republicans in … Continued
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November 19, 2013

Obama Lets People Keep Their Insurance Twelve More Months: Bentley Says ACA is Unworkable

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As millions of Americans are losing their healthcare insurance, President Barack Hussein Obama (D) announced that Americans who like their insurance can keep their insurance for another 12 months. The President announced at a news conference on Thursday that he would allow insurance companies to continue to offer insurance … Continued
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November 15, 2013