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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...

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...

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...

The historian hired to repair the Richard Nixon Library and Museum’s problems with the truth sees something similar in the current president: a sense of paranoia and frustration that might spill over into bad decisions. Timothy Naftali is a Canadian-American historian and a clinical associate...

President Donald Trump seemed to waver last week on a couple of key official economic positions. Nonetheless, he maintained optimism that any remaining campaign promises will materialize. One by one we are keeping our promises - on the border, on energy, on jobs, on regulations. Big changes are...

Heath insurance companies are meeting with CMS Administrator Seema Verma today to try to determine if President Donald Trump intends to pull $7 billion in funding from companies that sell plans on Affordable Care Act exchanges. The cost-sharing reductions (CSR) allow insurance companies to provide...

President Donald Trump is trying to bring the Democrats to their knees with respect to the Affordable Care Act through devious means. He has recently issued threats to health insurers, suggesting that his government would not reimburse the companies for their coverage of low-income individuals....

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are not giving up on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, even after their first attempt at healthcare reform fell flat. After meeting with former Republican congressmen and senior...

Following a major defeat on healthcare last week, President Donald Trump initially said the administration now plans to move on from healthcare to address tax reform. However, House Speaker Paul Ryan and even Trump himself have since indicated they will continue to push for a healthcare deal. 'We'...

GLG has produced a new series of videos focused on decision-making in the business world. As part of the series, GLG, the world's leading membership network for professional learning, has interviewed a number of business leaders to ask about what considerations go into making important...

Stock market sentiment is in a quandary: Optimism is high because of President Donald Trump’s promise to invest in infrastructure and overhaul the tax code. However, the GOP says those and other policy issues are on hold until Congress deals with the seemingly intractable issue of swapping...

The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is on its way out and will be replaced with a House GOP bill called the American Health Care Act, which has been dubbed "Trumpcare," "Ryancare" and even "Obamacare Lite." While the final details have yet to be confirmed, Statista is speculating that the new...

Republicans have proposed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as "Obamacare," and are seeking approval for the new GOP healthcare bill dubbed Trumpcare. President Donald Trump has proposed significant tax cuts to reduce healthcare expense, with Medicaid expected to bear most of...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is expected to release its score for the controversial new healthcare bill on Monday. The new plan spearheaded by House Speaker Paul Ryan aims at replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The CBO is expected to deliver estimates of both how much the new plan...

The Republicans' new healthcare bill, dubbed "Trumpcare," "Republicare" and even "Obamacare lite," is the latest hotly contested topic out of Washington. Benzinga had the opportunity to chat with Kristine Grow, a spokeswoman for American Health Insurance Plans, which is the industry organization...