Affordable Care Act

Despite conceding two party votes to the Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans rallied enough support Tuesday to send the ongoing healthcare debate to the floor for open discussion. The procedural vote was dramatic, tallying multiple last-minute supporters and the critical involvement of Sen....

On Thursday, Senate Republicans unveiled their revised healthcare reform bill. Here’s everything you need to know. ‘Skinny’ Policies  The new bill allows insurers to sell “skinny” insurance plans that don’t meet the minimum coverage requirements currently in...

The Congressional Budget Office has said that the Senate version of the Republicans’ Affordable Care Act replacement bill could result in 22 million fewer Americans with health insurance. That dramatic reduction in coverage could have major implications for drug makers offering expensive...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, on Tuesday delayed a vote on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act after defections and opposition from moderates and conservatives appeared to doom the Republican majority leader’s plan. The earliest the Senate could consider voting on the legislation is...

Health care stocks and exchange-traded funds jumped last week as Senate Republicans unveiled legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare." While some health care ETFs cooled on Friday, the PowerShares S&P SmallCap Hlth Cr Ptflo (NASDAQ: PSCH) was one of just...

A group of Republican senators, meeting secretly for weeks, finally unveiled on Thursday their version of a health care plan meant to replace the Affordable Care Act enacted by President Barack Obama. As expected, the 142-page bill — the American Heath Care Act — is similar to the...

Republicans in Congress promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act on the first day of a new GOP administration. Five months later, the overhaul remains stalled, just one part of an agenda paralyzed by the probe into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia. The U.S. Senate is working on...

It’s going to be busy this week in the healthcare industry, with several key developments on the schedule that could have a major impact on the U.S. healthcare sector. What A Week First, on Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the latest batch of Health Insurance...

Height Securities released its latest analysis of the American Health Care Act Friday following the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring report. Height analyst Stefanie Miller believes the CBO’s scoring will not hinder Republican efforts to move the bill through to the President...

The poor, the elderly, the disabled, college students and environmental protections all stand to take a big hit if Congress approves President Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget for fiscal year 2018. Defense contractors, corporations in general and the wealthiest Americans all stand to gain...

Americans and investors hoping for healthcare reform may have the strongest congressional motivator of all on their side: fear. If Congress doesn’t get a healthcare reform law passed by the summer recess, representatives will face the prospect of disgruntled constituents as they hold town...

EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) plummeted over 7 percent Monday on a Citron Research report predicting a 40-percent short-term value concession and long-term drop to a near-zero single digit. Citron's most important report in YEARS. $EXAS to trade short term $20. Long term much lower...

Somewhere beyond the cacophony over President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey is a steady, behind-the-scenes hum about healthcare, which won’t stay yesterday’s news for very long. Analysts at Height Securities, LLC say the U.S. Senate has to deal with healthcare...

After months of compromise and setbacks, the U.S. House of Representatives secured just enough votes Thursday to pass the American Health Care Act, pushing the Republican bill one step closer to supplanting the Affordable Care Act. The Bill Medicaid limitations, stripped protection of pre-existing...

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) shares spiked in mid-afternoon trading following an announcement from the company that its CEO and chief financial officer are being fired. Founding Family Ousted The Medicaid managed care insurer said its CEO Mario Molina would be replaced on an interim basis...