Health Care

GOP's Health Plan Draws Skepticism on Capitol Hill

President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed House Republicans' proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but emerging conservative opposition threatened to derail the contentious plan.

House Republicans Unveil Bill to Repeal Obamacare

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled legislation on Monday to repeal the central tenets of the Obamacare healthcare law, including its expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor and a cap on federal funding for Medicaid going forward.

Steven Mnuchin: Obamacare, Taxes Top Priorities, Stocks Surge

Trump rallied the markets and the hopes of the American people for a more prosperous future after delivering his first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, where he outlined his agenda to cut taxes, repeal and replace Obamacare, increase military spending and use a trillion dollar infrastructure plan to spur economic growth.

Trump Makes Healthcare a Priority, Insurance Stocks Surge

UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) is one of nine stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high Wednesday, in the wake of President Trump’s first address to Congress where he provided an outline of what he expects to guide the GOP as it begins to coalesce around a healthcare replacement bill.