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Charlie Crist calls GOP Obamacare repeal without replacement ‘unacceptable’

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With the Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — already beginning to be phased out by Republicans in Washington this month, congressional Democrats took to the streets in Florida and around the country Sunday afternoon. Congressional representatives held rallies and press events featuring regular citizens whose lives have benefited by Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement. In South St. Petersburg, Charlie Crist held his own event, where he blasted congressional Republicans for having nearly seven years to provide an alternative to the ACA without doing so yet.…

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Marco Rubio votes to repeal Affordable Care Act

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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has cast his vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Early Thursday morning, the Senate GOP took a first step towards a repeal of the law – which they’ve long said was a goal of theirs and which President-elect Donald Trump made a campaign promise to do. In a marathon voting session, they approved a budget resolution that would speed through the repeal of the law. Rubio was right on board with…

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Gus Bilirakis named to key house health-care panel

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U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis has been appointed to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, a key congressional panel with jurisdiction over the repeal and replacement of Obamacare, as well as oversight of medical research and public health issues. “I’m honored to have been selected to serve on this important subcommittee, where I will be working with my colleagues to solve the biggest problems facing our nation’s health care system,” said Bilirakis, a Tarpon Springs Republican. “I…

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‘Repeal and replace Obamacare,’ Rick Scott urges the U.S. House

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On Monday, Florida Governor Rick Scott sent a letter to the United States Congress Majority Leader calling for the body to “repeal and replace” Obamacare. Scott’s position on what he calls the “excessive overreach” of Obamacare is not necessarily a surprise, given his historic opposition to the president’s approach to the Affordable Care Act. However, it is newly salient in light of Republican control of the executive and legislative branches. “For far too long, it has been fashionable in Washington to…

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If Republicans have a better idea to replace Obamacare, let’s hear it

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I have a friend who has owned a small restaurant in Tampa for decades. He voted for Donald Trump for two important reasons: Trump isn’t Hillary Clinton, and he hates Obamacare. Let me rephrase that: He doesn’t like Hillary, but he loathes Obamacare with unyielding venom. Keeping up with its requirements, he said, has been an expensive nightmare. He wants it gone. Today. This is a kind and decent man who is all-in on goodness. He is charitable, law-abiding and…

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Nearly 880,000 Floridians sign up for Obamacare

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Nearly 880,000 Floridians have signed up for health coverage on President Obama‘s federal marketplace so far this year. The deadline to enroll was Thursday for those seeking coverage starting on January 1. More than 4 million Americans chose plans on healthcare.gov this year. The figures were released by federal health officials and include both new and returning consumers who are updating or switching plans. Federal health officials say most consumers can find plans for less than $75 a month. The…

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Poll: Only about 1 in 4 wants Donald Trump to repeal health law

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Only about one in four Americans wants President-elect Donald Trump to entirely repeal his predecessor’s health care law that extended coverage to millions, a new poll has found. The postelection survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation also found hints of a pragmatic shift among some Republican foes of “Obamacare.” While 52 percent of Republicans say they want the law completely repealed, that share is down from 69 percent just last month, before the election. And more Republicans…

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