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According to the report, more than one-third of African-Americans now get their health insurance through Medicaid and 1 in 10 of them would lose coverage under the GOP plan.

But it is not clear that enough Democrats would join the filibuster for it to succeed, and Republicans could change Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees and confirm him with a simple-majority vote.

Opposition to the GOP’s proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act is swelling, and the nation’s largest advocacy group for people age 50 and older is stepping into the fray.

Sen. Emmett Hanger, a Republican who co-chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said Friday that the governor’s predictions of higher taxes or a reduction in services were premature. “That’s one of the things we’re looking at”. To the emergency room,...

A spokesperson said that it is too early in the budget process to speculate on what funds the state may or may not receive next year.

Unfortunately for North Carolina (or at least potentially so), Joel Berry turned his ankle in the opening win. He sounded optimistic about Sunday’s game when asked about his health.

The Wolverines set a record for most 3-pointers by a Big Ten team in the NCAA Tournament.

Passing a repeal and replacement of Obamacare remains the first major legislative test for Trump, a president who never held elected office before January, but his Capitol Hill allies say can close this deal.

Get free real-time news alerts from the White House Patch. The current federal budget expires on April 28 of this year, meaning another shutdown is possible if either a complete budget or stop-gap measure isn’t passed. “BUT HOW WILL I SURVIVE ON THIS BUDGET? you may...

They got some concrete evidence to back up their argument on Thursday night when Senator Susan Collins of ME said she’s a firm “no” on the American Health Care Act. Thirty-seven percent wanted the law repealed, and 35 percent wanted federal spending on health...

The estimate by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is that if the bill passed as now constructed, 24 million people would be left uninsured over the next 10 years.

A group opposed to changes in the Affordable Care Act took its message to the street. John Kasich, the Governor of the state, even met with President Trump regarding the expansion recently.

Meals on Wheels is a national a program that provides hot meals for seniors and it could take a hit under President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget. The Times cites peer-reviewed studies in the medical field that found that Meals on Wheels helped ease diet issues, food...

“If he didn’t do it we shouldn’t be reckless in accusations that he did”, the Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma added. Since then, Trump has said he was speaking more generally about possible surveillance methods besides wiretaps.

When drafts of the Republicans’ plan to repeal Obamacare first circulated in January, theCBO estimated that 18 million people would lose health insurance in the first year if major portions of the ACA were repealed. “I remain concerned, however, about the impact of...