Speaker Ryan: Anthem Obamacare withdrawal in Wisc., Indiana forcing people to ‘scramble’ to find new plans, doctors

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Anthem announced yesterday that it would be leaving the Obamacare exchanges for Indiana and Wisconsin in 2018. The health insurance plan provider will still provide plans off the exchange for a select few counties in both states; however, purchasers will not be able to use tax subsidies for their coverages. The Washington Examiner has the…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 6/04/17

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CALENDAR: The House will return on Tuesday, with the first votes scheduled for 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session through Friday, with the last vote scheduled to be no later than 3 PM. The Senate will return on Monday, with the first vote set for 5:30. The Senate is also scheduled to stay…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 5/21/17

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CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, with the first votes scheduled for 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session through Thursday, with the last vote scheduled to be no later than 3 PM. And then they’ll be gone for the Memorial Day recess, and won’t return until Tuesday, June 6. The Senate will…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/9/17

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CALENDAR: Congress will break for two weeks for the Easter Recess. The Senate will be back in session on Monday, April 24, and the House will be back in session on Tuesday, April 25. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back into session on Monday evening, and took up and passed H.Res.…

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Understanding the Mandates on the Insurance Industry in the American Health Care Act

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KEY ISSUES American Health Care Act | Insurance Company Mandates | Medicaid Expansion | Tax Credits | Senate Parliamentarian | F.A.Q. The American Health Care Act requires that insurance companies abide by several regulations, which have had the effect of either driving up insurance costs for everyone or forcing companies out of the market. Obamacare contains two related mandates: 1) the mandate on insurance companies…Read More

Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 3/12/17

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CALENDAR: The House will return Tuesday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will be done for the week on Friday, with no votes scheduled later than 3 PM. The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at approximately 5:30 PM. The Senate is set to stay in session…

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