by CHAD TERHUNE AND JULIE APPLEBY, Kaiser Health News – Health savings accounts are poised for a major expansion by Republicans in Washington, D.C., and that could mean millions more customers – and fees – flowing to a handful of companies. Investors are betting on it, bidding up shares of HSA provider HealthEquity by about 35…
by Justin Sayers , @_JustinSayers – The Senator called the Republican-backed repeal of the Affordable Care Act “Obamacare Lite.” Marty Pearl/Special to C-J Senator Rand Paul vowed to vote “No” on a Republican-backed plan to repeal-and-replace the Affordable Care Act, adding that he doesn’t currently think the GOP has enough votes to pass the legislation that he calls “Obamacare…
by The Associated Press – CORBIN, KY. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’ll fight a proposal to eliminate a 52-year-old federal agency that seeks to create jobs. McConnell told WYMT-TV (http://bit.ly/2mIdsId) Saturday that he’s opposed to the proposal to do away with the Appalachian Regional Commission, which is contained in President Donald Trump’s budget…
