The Supreme Court decided against Texas and other Republican-led states that are seeking to remove Obamacare. The Court ruled 7-2 in favor of overturning an appeals court decision that had knocked down the law’s individual mandate section. Texas and the other states who challenged the law failed to establish that …
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Trump Ends Healthcare.gov In Georgia In A Swipe At Obamacare
Just before Election Day, Donald Trump has ended Healthcare.gov in Georgia, the online site where millions of Americans sign up for health insurance. The Trump administration approved Georgia’s plan to change how residents buy health insurance under Obama’s Affordable Care Act on Sunday. The timing doesn’t go unnoticed in the …
Read More »Trump Plans To Issue Executive Order That Will Require Insurers To Cover Pre-Existing Conditions, The ObamaCare Already Established It
During a news conference at his Bedminster property in New Jersey on Friday, Trump made mention of an executive order that will require insurers to cover all pre-existing conditions, but the gotcha is the Affordable Care Act put in place by the Obama administration has already established this. In June, …
Read More »Nearly 20 Million Americans Are At Risk Of Losing Health Insurance Over Obamacare Removal Request From Trump Administration
Written by: @kristenshylin_ It is no secret that Donald Trump is not a fan of former President Barack Obama’s policies and achievements. Now Trump is calling for the removal of Obamacare. NBC News reported that the Trump administration referred to the mandate as “unconstitutional” and demanded that the rest of …
Read More »Donald Trump Won’t Reopen Obamacare Enrollment For Uninsured Amid Coronavirus
Donald Trump’s administration has decided not to reopen Obamacare enrollment for those who are currently uninsured during the coronavirus pandemic. (Coming from a guy who believes in throwing children in cages, this news isn’t that shocking.) On Tuesday, the Trump administration decided against restoring the Affordable Care Act’s federal exchanges …
Read More »The Trump Administration Resumes Obamacare Program After Two Week Suspension
More than two weeks since announcing the suspension of the Affordable Care Act program (aka Obamacare), the Trump administration says it will resume billions of dollars in payments under the bill. Initially, the administration said that it would put a freeze on Obamacare’s “risk adjustment” payments to health insurers —to …
Read More »Trump Administration Rolls Back Obamacare Birth Control Mandate
After a botched attempt to provide relief and compassion for the victims of the three catastrophic hurricanes that devastated parts of the United States and its territory, Donald Trump is back to regularly scheduled programming – reversing Obama-era legislations and directives. On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services …
Read More »Scaled Down “Skinny” Repeal Of Obamacare Rejected
Just one day after the Senate rejected the bill to repeal Obamacare without a replacement, the “skinny” repeal has also been rejected. Lawmakers met on Friday to discuss the “skinny” repeal that would get rid of the mandate to purchase insurance, as well as the mandate for employers to …
Read More »Republicans Lose Vote; Senate Will Not Repeal Obamacare Without A Replacement
Just one day after Republicans voted to begin debate over repealing Obamacare, their first effort at completely repealing the bill without a replacement has failed. The results came down to a vote of 45-55, with 7 Republicans voting in opposition of the measure. Just two years ago, the same …
Read More »Republicans Vote To Move Forward With Plan To Repeal Obamacare
Since Trump has taken office, Republicans have not been able to decide whether they plan to repeal Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) and if so, what they plan to replace it with. On Tuesday, they were finally able to make a decision, voting to move ahead with their plans to debate …
Read More »Aetna To Say Goodbye to Obamacare in 2018
As Trump’s healthcare bill heads to the Senate, Aetna is severing ties with Obamacare after losing nearly $700 million between 2014 and 2016 in its individual business line. On Wednesday, the insurance company announced that it would discontinue its business in Nebraska and Delaware next year, months after announcing that …
Read More »Donald Trump Changes Course, Seems Open to Compromise on Obamacare
It has been three nights since the the 45th President of the #UnitedStates has been revealed. Since then, people have protested the decision and questioned the future of the country. However, in the meantime, the President-elect has backpedaled and taken back some of the outlandish divisive statements he has made …
Read More »You’re Doing It, Joe! Joe Biden Revokes Donald Trump’s Ban On Abortion And Expands Affordable Care Act
Joe Biden is revoking Donald Trump‘s abortion policy and is bringing back Barack Obama‘s Affordable Care Act. Joe ain’t wasting no time setting things back to some level of normalcy following Trump’s departure. On Thursday, Biden signed a memorandum reversing the restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad, CNN reports. …
Read More »Obama Talks Memoir, Criticism, and Marital Pressures In Recent Interview With “The Breakfast Club”
In the latest interview of “The Breakfast Club,” Former President Barack Obama joined Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee to discuss his recently released memoir “A Promised Land” where he opened up about the marital struggles that he and Michelle Obama faced while he was in office and …
Read More »Girl Scouts Delete Tweets After Congratulating Amy Coney Barrett On Supreme Court Seat
On Wednesday, The Girl Scouts of America deleted their social media posts after they received criticism for congratulating Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on her appointment. One woman posted to the Girls Scouts Facebook to say, “Shame on Girl Scouts for promoting this. She represents the exact opposite of …
Read More »Joe Biden Reveals His Agenda For The Black Community
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has revealed his agenda for the Black community by vowing “that people historically left out of the middle class—whether due to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion—have the chance to succeed.” According to his campaign website, JoeBiden.com, the comprehensive summary of his points says “He …
Read More »Virginia Woman Who Went Viral For Flipping Off A Trump Motorcade Wins County Supervisor Seat Overseeing His Golf Course
Juli Briskman, a Virginia cyclist famously known for flipping off Trump, now has a seat on the county board of supervisors that oversee his golf club. After the photo of her giving the finger to a Trump motorcade went viral in 2017, Briskman said, “I was frustrated.” “[Trump] had called …
Read More »Black Twitter Relives Classic Reality TV Show “South Beach Tow,” Pays Respect To Towing Legend Bernice
Twitter is back at it again, and this time they are bringing back good ole Bernice from the show “South Beach Tow.” Reality TV has brought us many joys in our lives, and respectfully become a part of our culture. One of those joyous moments in reality television is from …
Read More »Trump’s Heathcare Bill Passes House, Senate Says They Won’t Vote on Bill
House Republications narrowly passed their Obamacare replacement bill, signifying a major Trump victory over the Democrats who opposed. The bill passed with a 217-213 vote, with all the Democrats voting against it, as they warned that it would be worse for Americans. The Republican bill, which was approved without …
Read More »Kill Bill: GOP Healthcare Bill Has Been Pulled Off The House Floor
That’s it, that’s cancelled! Republicans have decided to move on to other issues and will be leaving ObamaCare as is. According to USA Today, House speaker Paul Ryan decided to cancel the vote on the GOP bill which would replace Obamacare because he did not have enough votes from his …
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