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"In past years, the budget has only been a vision, but now, with the Republican Congress and a Republican White House, this budget is a plan for action," said Rep. Diane Black, Tennessee Republican. (Associated Press/File)

Diane Black, House budget chair, eyes more changes to Medicaid

House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black on Monday called the House GOP health care bill a "good start" but said she wants to overhaul Medicaid, the government insurance program for the poor, even further in the Republican budget for the coming year.

May 15, 2017
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, displays a letter to Republicans about health care while speaking to the media last week We didn't lay out our exact specific plan," Mr. Schumer told reporters. "We laid out where we want to go." (Associated Press)

Democrats lack clear health care plan

For six years, Democrats taunted Republicans for holding dozens of votes to repeal Obamacare without rallying around a legislative alternative, while Republicans saw little need to craft and vote on a plan that President Obama would kill with his veto pen.

May 14, 2017
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, a doctor and former congressman, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 29, 2017, before a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing to outline the Trump administration's proposals to trim the HHS budget. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Tom Price, HHS secretary, predicts Senate health vote by summer

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Friday he thinks the Senate will pass its Obamacare replacement bill this summer, even though leading Republicans have refused to commit themselves to a firm timeline, saying they'll get it done before the end of the year.

May 12, 2017
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump FDA pick Scott Gottlieb confirmed by Senate in 57-42 vote

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Trump's pick to oversee the Food and Drug Administration, as every voting Republican and a handful of supportive Democrats overpowered critics who said he wouldn't serve as an adequate check on drug companies in the midst of a national opioid crisis.

May 9, 2017
In this file photo, two dozen pro-life activists maintained a vigil in the rain outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in the District Tuesday, the first day of a planned national 40 Days for Life annual campaign during Lent, which will see activists stationed outside abortion clinics nationwide from now until Easter weekend. (Bradford Richardson/The Washington Times) **FILE**

Planned Parenthood defunding a GOP hurdle

Republican leaders scrapped a fight over Planned Parenthood in last week's spending bill, fearing it would sink the legislation and insisting it made more sense as part of Obamacare's repeal.

May 7, 2017
President Trump celebrated with Speaker Paul D. Ryan in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday after the House pushed through their long-awaited health care bill. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House passes GOP’s Obamacare replacement bill

Republicans took the first major step toward repealing Obamacare on Thursday as the House approved a bill that would replace the 2010 health care overhaul with a more market-friendly system that cancels intrusive government mandates, spurring millions of people to forgo health insurance.

May 4, 2017
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., accompanied by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, following the Republican Caucus meeting. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Kevin McCarthy: House health care vote set for Thursday

House Republicans say they will vote on a long-awaited vote to repeal and replace Obamacare on Thursday, after a pivotal 24 hours in which the White House and GOP leaders agreed to changes that won over two prominent holdouts and paved the way for action before lawmakers take a weeklong vacation.

May 3, 2017
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Dec. 8, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Key GOP holdouts flip to ‘yes’ on health care

A prominent Republican reversed course Wednesday and said he will back the GOP plan to replace Obamacare, breathing new life into the repeal effort as President Trump and House leaders try to win over holdouts with extra money for consumers who might struggle to afford coverage under their plan.

May 3, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., accompanied by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.,speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, following the Republican Caucus meeting. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

House GOP says their bill bests Obamacare on pre-existing conditions

House GOP leaders on Tuesday said their health care bill would replace Obamacare's wobbly market with one that drives down costs for people with pre-existing medical conditions, as they scramble to pull in votes from hesitant centrists who say the measure erodes critical protections for Americans who are already sick.

May 2, 2017
President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, signs an Executive Order on the Establishment of Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy at The AMES Companies, Inc., in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday, April, 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trumpcare may see insurers exit if president ends cost-sharing

A major Obamacare insurer says it will quit the program immediately if the White House cancels cost-sharing payments, underscoring the dilemma facing President Trump, who is trying to use the money as leverage to force Democrats to the bargaining table.

April 30, 2017