Tag Archives: Obamacare
The GOP Health Plan Would Give Governor Greg Abbott Power Over Your Coverage
The Senate bill allows states a huge amount of leeway to get rid of insurance requirements.
The Senate Republicans’ health care plan would give governors virtually unchecked discretion over health insurance plans. In red states with governors hostile...Read More
Seize the Trumpportunity! President Offers Both Parties Chance to Reinvent Themselves
Democrats and Republicans should treat this new administration as a soul-searching opportunity to return to their principles.
I remember the first time I wrote a letter to John Cornyn, probably 10 years ago. The issue was abortion, and I asked the senator to consider the possibility th...Read More
Rare Sighting of GOP Texas Congressman at a Town Hall Occasioned by Boos, Criticism
The crowd packed the bleachers of a high school gym in Flower Mound and Michael Burgess gave the impression of being surrounded....Read More
High Insurance Costs are Keeping Texans Uninsured
Texans are better informed than ever when it comes to Obamacare, but many are still unable to afford coverage.
A new survey found that Texans are better informed than ever when it comes to Obamacare, but that high costs are still keeping many uninsured....Read More
State of Texas: What Obamacare Has Done for Texas
From 2013 to 2014, the percentage of Texans without insurance dropped from about 22 percent to 19 percent. The bad news: Texas remains No. 1 in the nation for t...Read More
State of the Media: Joining the GOP Circus
We are more than a year away from electing the next leader of the free world, and I’m getting the overwhelming sense that some of our political media’s most...Read More
Steve Hotze to Gay Nazis: En Garde!
On Thursday, Steve Hotze launched a multi-city tour of Texas, “The Faith Family Freedom Tour,” at a nearly half-empty event at a hotel ballroom in Houston....Read More
Supreme Court Saves Affordable Care Act Subsidies
Texans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace can rest easy. The Supreme Court has upheld federal subsidies that help make health cove...Read More
Committee Considers Ban on Abortion Coverage in Obamacare Health Plans
The bill would ban coverage for abortion procedures in private insurance plans offered through the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchange....Read More