Healthcare Reporter, Bloomberg News
Healthcare reporter for Bloomberg News; former healthcare reporter for Congressional Quarterly
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Drew Armstrong
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US Waives Health Insurance Minimums for 30 Companies Since healthcare reform requirements went into effect, there's been stiff resistance from some businesses and insurance companies. Now it turns out the Obama Administration has been granting waivers that will keep a million workers insured, while denying them some consumer protection. Drew Armstrong writes for Bloomberg Business News .
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Senate Healthcare Bill Could Be Passed Christmas Eve In a procedural vote early this morning, Senate Democrats set the course for a series of final measures that appear to guarantee passage on Christmas Eve of a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's healthcare system. Drew Armstrong reports on healthcare for Congressional Quarterly .
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Senate Healthcare Bill Could Be Passed Christmas Eve In a procedural vote early this morning, Senate Democrats set the course for a series of final measures that appear to guarantee passage on Christmas Eve of a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's healthcare system. Drew Armstrong reports on healthcare for Congressional Quarterly .
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Healthcare Reform: Competition and the 'Public Option' Last night, ABC News televised a so-called “ town hall ” from the Obama White House. Today on Capitol Hill, committees were meeting both in public and behind closed doors while thousands rallied on the streets outside. It was all about healthcare reform, and debate is focused on quality, cost and proposals for a government-sponsored alternative to private insurance, the so-called “public option.”
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Healthcare Reform: Competition and the 'Public Option' Last night, ABC News televised a so-called " town hall " from the Obama White House. Today on Capitol Hill, committees were meeting both in public and behind closed doors while thousands rallied on the streets outside. There's a rare consensus in Washington that this is the moment for healthcare reform if Congress takes action before the end of this year. With protracted wrangling, the opportunity could be lost, and debate has bogged down over a public plan to compete with private insurance. Would it help maintain high quality at reduced cost? Would it drive insurance companies out of the healthcare business? We look at the pros and cons and at competing efforts to shape a winning message. What are the roles of ideology, media manipulation and money?
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President Trump: US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Trump says he was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.
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Will the Senate write a healthcare bill in secret? While Democrats and Republicans argue White House relations with Russia, another question is being decided behind closed doors: who gets help buying health insurance and who doesn't? We hear how the pros and cons are being shrouded in secrecy.
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The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
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The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.