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President Trump smiles after signing an Executive Order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bone health insurance plans and circumvent Obamacare rules. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump Takes Concrete Step to Undo Obamacare, Promotes Bare-Bones Insurance

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 12, 2017 | World

President Donald Trump on Thursday used his presidential powers to undermine Obamacare after fellow Republicans in Congress failed to repeal the 2010 law. According to Reuters, it was Trump’s most concrete step to undo Obamacare since he took office in January...

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This file photo taken on June 28, 2017 shows protesters against the US Senate Republicans’ healthcare bill holding a rally outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC. SAUL LOEB / AFP

Republican Obamacare Repeal Bill Fails

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 28, 2017 | World

In a stinging blow to President Donald Trump, US Senate Republicans failed spectacularly on Friday to dismantle Obamacare. Voting in the early hours, three Republican senators, John McCain, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, crossed party lines to join Democrats in a...

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People protest Trump administration policies that threaten the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid, near the Wilshire Federal Building on January 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. AFP / DAVID MCNEW

Stop Blaming. Start Governing.

by Michael R. Bloomberg | Mar 30, 2017 | Opinion

Who’s to blame for the failure of the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare? Who cares? What matters now is that Democrats stop gloating, Republicans stop sulking, and each party come to the table to improve a health-care system that both parties agree needs...

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US President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One, returning to Washington from a weekend in Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump Receives New Blow as Healthcare Bill Withdrawn

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2017 | World

Washington – US President Donald Trump said he was disappointed with a decision by the conservative faction in the House of Representatives to block his legislation to overhaul the US healthcare system. Speaking in the Oval Office on Saturday, Trump said: “We learned...

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Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Obama said he will do everything he can to help the Republican succeed when he takes office on Jan. 20 and urged that the country unite to face its challenges. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump Targets Obama’s Legacy

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 22, 2017 | World

Washington – Hours after the inauguration, President Donald Trump signed his first executive order as the president of the United States giving federal agencies broad powers to undo regulations created under the Affordable Care Act, which carried the name of former...