Dealt a Defeat, Republicans Set Their Sights on Major Tax Cuts

By ALAN RAPPEPORT March 26, 2017 WASHINGTON — Picking themselves up after the bruising collapse of their health care plan, President Trump and Republicans in Congress will start this week on a legislative obstacle course that will be even more arduous:...

Some Lawmakers Now Look to Bipartisanship on Health Care

By ROBERT PEAR and MICHAEL D. SHEAR March 26, 2017 WASHINGTON — The sudden death of legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act has created an opening for voices from both parties to press for fixes to the acknowledged problems in...

Health Bill’s Failure Leaves Supporters in a Political Jam Back Home

By ALEXANDER BURNS March 25, 2017 They went to unusual, even dangerous lengths to support President Trump’s unpopular health care bill, facing down protesters at home and begging for special accommodation from House leaders in Washington. John Faso of...

Economic View: Loss Aversion, Trump and the New Opening for Medicare for All

March 24, 2017 Economic View By ROBERT H. FRANK Republicans are in a bind. They’ve been promising to repeal Obamacare for seven years, and now, having won control of the White House and Congress, they must try to deliver. But while their bitter denunciations of...

Economic Scene: What’s at Stake in a Health Bill That Slashes the Safety Net

March 21, 2017 Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE What do we lose when social insurance unravels? It is startling to realize just how much the social safety net expanded during Barack Obama’s presidency. In 2016, means-tested entitlements like Medicaid and food...