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President Donald Trump listens to questions from members of the media during his meeting with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 Summit, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Health care spending stabilized, Obamacare’s impact waned, say federal actuaries

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"It's going to be called 'Trump Repair-care,'" Sen. Joe Manchin said. "It really should be, because he's the only one who can fix it. And I'm hoping he does." (Associated Press)

‘Reinsurance’ Obamacare fix wins bipartisan support in Senate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In an op-ed for USA Today, President Trump blasted the Democrats on health care. "The truth is that the centrist Democratic Party is dead," he wrote. (Associated Press)

Democrats’ bid to scuttle Obamacare change defeated

By Gabriella Muñoz and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A screenshot for HealthCare.gov during 2018 open enrollment is shown here. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Uninsured rate held steady in 2017, 28.5M without coverage: Census

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, pauses for a reporter's question at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 18, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate GOP files bill to shield Americans with pre-existing conditions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Goalkeepers Conference hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Obamacare ‘navigator’ program cut further by Trump administration

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor nand Pensions Committee (Associated Press) **FILE**

Lamar Alexander: Obamacare stabilization effort is dead

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A screenshot for HealthCare.gov during 2018 open enrollment is shown here. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Obamacare penalty carve-outs expanded by Trump administration

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Seema Verma, who oversees federal insurance programs, in announcing the decision to Idaho Gov. C.L. Otter, wrote Obamacare "remains the law and we have a duty to enforce and uphold the law." (Associated Press)

Idaho plan to flout Obamacare rules rejected by Trump Administration

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 5, 2018, file photo, Idaho Gov. C.L. &quot;Butch&quot; Otter speaks to reporters about the 2018 legislative session at the State Capitol in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger, File)

Democrats urge HHS to stop Idaho plan to skirt Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

While Obamacare enrollment is a distant memory in much of the country, the bluest areas are still hitting the pavement. (Associated Press/File)

Obamacare enrollment volunteers seek uninsured in blue regions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 18, 2017 photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a computer screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

HealthCare.gov signups drop slightly, end up at 8.8M

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"The Obamacare mandate was held by the Supreme Court to be tax. Whatever philosophical positions you may have had before that, that's the law of the land," said Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, who led the effort to undo the individual mandate. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Roberts’ Obamacare argument being used by GOP to undo individual mandate requirement

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this June 8, 2006, file photo, then Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar meets reporters at the HHS Department in Washington. Azar was a top HHS official during the George W. Bush administration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Donald Trump nominates Alex Azar, former Bush official and drug company exec, to lead HHS

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 18, 2017, file photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a computer screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Obamacare plan better deal than mandate tax for many uninsured: Study

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Florida Blue agent Ismaris Crespo, right, explains the different Affordable Care Act enrollment options to Catherine Reviati, left, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Hialeah, Fla. Health care advocacy groups are making an against-all-odds effort to sign people up despite confusion and hostility fostered by Republicans opposed to former President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy achievement. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Trump admin. reports 600K Obamacare signups in first four days

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, file photo, a man walks past health insurer Anthem's corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Anthem pulls out of Obamacare market in Maine

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he is pro-life but didn't promise voters to keep 90 percent of Obamacare's taxes and regulations in place to reshuffle dollars among the states. (Associated Press/File)

Rand Paul, Graham-Cassidy holdout, under pressure on health care reform, Planned Parenthood funding

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., second from right, accompanied by Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., second from left, and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., right, fist bump each other during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, to unveil legislation to reform health care. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rand Paul is unlikely to support the Graham-Cassidy measure

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy (left), who wrote the state block grant bill with Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said the legislation is near the vote threshold to pass. "We are thinking that we can get this done by Sept. 30," he said Friday. (Associated Press/File)

Obamacare replacement with state block grants rallies Republicans for Sept. 30 deadline

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times