Keyword "Affordable Care Act" - List of latest news (58 results)

21/04 Samuel Alito Comment During Obamacare Supreme Court Hearing Sparks Laughter

In a case that could reshape preventive care under the Affordable Care Act, Alito brought an unexpected moment of laughter.

21/04 Trump’s ex-chief of staff says fear among Republican politicians is the ‘consequence’ of disagreeing with him

Trump’s ex-chief of staff says fear among Republican politicians is the ‘consequence’ of disagreeing with him - ‘We are all afraid,’ Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski said in recent speech to constituents

15/04 Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout

Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout - Opponents of GOP budget plan hope reality of Medicaid cuts for rural and low-income Americans will drive Republican defections

11/02 Medicaid Access Could Be Expanded For 150,000 Americans

State Governor Laura Kelly has announced that the Healthcare Access for Working Kansans Act has been introduced.

23/01 Trump's Health Care Executive Order Could Hit Republican States Hardest

Trump's executive orders are set to reshape Affordable Care Act provisions, potentially impacting millions in states like Florida and Texas.

22/01 Trump Changes Health Care Enrollment for 24 Million People: Who's Impacted

Trump's executive orders change ACA enrollment and insurance coverage and could impact 24 million people.

09/01 More than 100K forced to evacuate as deadly LA fires burn out of control | The Excerpt

How fires in Southern California become so dangerous so quickly. Plus: It's a national day of mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter.

19/12 Appellate Court Allows Biden to Open Obamacare to DACA Illegal Aliens

President Joe Biden's administration can open Obamacare to DACA illegal aliens, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled.

18/12 Stop-Gap Spending Bill Carveout Allows Lawmakers to Opt out of Obamacare

A lame-duck spending stop-gap spending bill contains a carveout allowing lawmakers to opt out of having to use Obamacare.

17/12 Betsy McCaughey: Don’t blame insurers’ greed — government made a mess of our health care

The politicians who backed Obamacare knowingly made a promise that was impossible to keep without insurers resorting to predatory practices.

13/12 Feds help health insurers hide their dirty secret: denials on the rise

The risk of having your health insurance claim denied is roughly 10 times what it was a decade ago — but consumers can’t know which companies are the stingiest.

12/12 Eggers and Bruner: Liberals Raging About Health Care Should Look in the Mirror

The cold-blooded murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has produced some ugly reactions. Liberal politicians and commentators seized upon | Politics

10/12 Federal Judge Stops Biden Agencies from Opening Obamacare to Illegals

A federal judge has halted President Joe Biden's plans to open the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, to DACA illegal aliens.

19/11 Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead massive Medicare, Medicaid agency CMS

Dr. Mehmet Oz previously ran for a Senate seat from Pennsylvania. CMS is one of the biggest agencies in the U.S. government, overseeing Medicare and Medicaid.

19/11 Trump’s agenda will face hurdles in Congress, despite the Republican ‘trifecta’ of winning the House, Senate and White House

Gridlock can still happen under unified government, and for reasons that are likely to be on full display in the 119th Congress, where the GOP controls both houses under a Republican president.

15/11 Millions at Risk of Losing Health Insurance at End of 2025

Roughly 3.4 million Americans will lose their health insurance if ACA subsidies are not renewed.

04/11 Fox News Host Confronts Republican on Concerns Obamacare Under Threat

Representative Elise Stefanik assured Americans on Sunday that the GOP wants to "improve health care."

01/11 Hakeem Jeffries hits Mike Johnson's comments on 'massive reform' to Obamacare if Donald Trump wins

Jeffries hit Johnson in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY after the speaker talked about Obamacare reforms at a Pennsylvania campaign stop.

21/10 Swing-state Dems’ telling ads, Trump has the edge — for now and other commentary

Conservative: Swing-State Dems’ Telling Ads Democratic Sens. Bob Casey (Pa.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and Tammy Baldwin (Wisc.) and Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), all “in tight races,” …

19/10 Drug costs, abortion, Obamacare: How Trump and Harris could change U.S. health care

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both pledging to make health care more affordable in the U.S., but have largely different approaches to doing so if elected.

12/09 Bob Casey Once Touted Healthcare Reform Vilified as 'Trojan Horse' for Medicare for All

Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), in 2017, touted healthcare reform that would have many of the same "features" as Medicare for All.

08/08 Kobach Leads Lawsuit Against Biden-Harris for Opening Obamacare to Illegals

Kris Kobach is leading a lawsuit against Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's administration for its opening Obamacare to DACA illegal aliens.

19/07 The 'Trump trade' has divided health-care stocks into two camps. How to play the next moves

"This election is likely to produce distinct, binary, opposing health policy outcomes depending on who wins," Raymond James analyst Chris Meekins said.

30/06 Republicans Demand Audits for 'Astonishing Level' of Potential Obamacare Enrollment Fraud

House Republican committee chairs on Saturday demanded audits for an "astonishing level" of potential Obamacare enrollment fraud.

10/05 GOP Senators: Obamacare for DACA Illegals Is 'Economically Unsustainable'

Biden's Obamacare for DACA illegals is "economically unsustainable for millions of American citizens," Senate Republicans say.

07/05 Joe Biden's Obamacare for DACA Illegal Aliens to Cost Americans $300 Million Annually

President Joe Biden's decision to open Obamacare enrollment to DACA illegal aliens will cost Americans roughly $300 million annually.

03/05 Biden Opens Obamacare to DACA Illegals as 25M Americans Uninsured

President Joe Biden is opening the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, to illegal aliens enrolled in Obama's DACA program. 

01/05 Report Details Conflicted Relationship Between AARP, UnitedHealth

AARP has shifted from relying on dues and towards revenue from its tight relationship with UnitedHealth Group, according to a report.

28/04 Biden administration restored LGBTQ+ protections in healthcare

The United States Department of Health and Human Services implemented new rules, finalized this Friday, to prevent discrimination in health services towards people seeking gender-affirming treatments and other care

20/04 McCaskill: Trump Doesn't Know What FISA or Obamacare Are

MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill said Friday on "Morning Joe" that former President Donald Trump does not know what the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) or the Affordable Care Act dubbed Obamacare were. | Clips

05/04 The week in whoppers: Barack Obama is back to his lies, Morning Joe smears Israel and more

Former President Barack Obama claimed that the Biden administration has had “record-breaking job growth.”

03/04 For Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach?

As Southern states reconsider Medicaid expansion, Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas is pushing her own plan meant to appeal to conservatives. So far, success has been elusive.

26/03 Opinion | Why Has Obamacare Worked?

How a much-maligned health reform defied the doomsayers.

26/03 Opinion | Obamacare Is in Grave Danger, Again

Republicans seem determined to destroy the Affordable Care Act.

22/03 Obama Feared a ‘One-Term Presidency’ After Passing Health Care Law

A set of oral histories released on Friday documents the behind-the-scenes drama of President Barack Obama’s drive to pass the Affordable Care Act, his most important legislative achievement.

21/03 Miranda’s Last Gift

When our daughter died suddenly, she left us with grief, memories—and Ringo.

29/02 Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured

In 2022, Black people were 1.5 times more likely to be uninsured than their white peers, according to a report from KFF.

05/02 Hospitals Are Happy for Patients to Try GoFundMe

Resorting to crowdfunding to pay medical bills has become so routine, in some cases health professionals recommend it.

26/01 It’s Boom Times for Obamacare. Will They Last?

A record 21 million people signed up for marketplace plans for 2024, drawn in part by more generous federal subsidies. But the expanded subsidies are set to expire after next year.

26/01 Opinion | Bidencare Is a Really Big Deal

Health coverage is one area where a president’s policy makes all the difference.

10/01 Trump Is Coming for Obamacare Again

His own voters may be collateral damage.

21/12 Americans Are Signing Up for Obamacare in Record Numbers

On December 15 alone, nearly 750,000 people signed up for a plan on HealthCare.gov, the largest single-day total recorded so far.

07/12 DeSantis, Ramaswamy offer views on health care policy

Health care has again become a focal point of the presidential election and was featured in Wednesday night’s debate hosted by NewsNation.

03/12 DeSantis Says He Would Pass a Bill to ‘Supersede’ Obamacare

The comments from Florida’s governor on Sunday followed a similar statement by former President Donald J. Trump; Democrats have denounced their stances.

01/12 Opinion | Donald Trump Still Wants to Kill Obamacare. Why?

Is this really about policy, or is it personal?

30/11 Biden campaign launches TV ad knocking Trump on health care

The new 60-second campaign ad features a nurse named Jody, who called Trump’s health care policies “troubling.”

29/11 The Excerpt podcast: 12 more hostages held by Hamas freed in Gaza

On today's episode of The Excerpt podcast: More hostages and prisoners have been released amid the Israel-Hamas truce, plus more top stories.

27/11 Biden Campaign Aims to Weaponize Trump’s Threat to Obamacare

The president’s aides quickly jumped on a statement by Donald Trump that he was “seriously looking at alternatives” to the health law.

16/11 Watch for this 'phantom tax' before taking Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies, advisor says

Many Americans qualify for Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, but it's critical to run tax projections before accepting lower premiums.

04/11 Open Enrollment Begins for Affordable Care Act Health Plans

Pandemic-era help with the monthly insurance premium costs continues through 2025.

02/11 As open enrollment begins for Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, here's what you need to know for 2024

If you plan to have government health insurance coverage next year, you may be eligible for financial help. These tips can help you sort through your options.

05/10 This Montana town rallied for care after asbestos exposure

Libby, Montana, was the site of one of the worst corporate environmental disasters in history.

20/09 Trump Is the Reason Women Can’t Get Abortions

The former president wants you to believe he is a moderate on abortion. He isn’t.

19/09 Opinion | The Road From Mitt Romney to MAGA

Economic conservatives tried to use extremists and got used themselves.

09/09 Does Obamacare Explain Medicare’s Spending Slowdown?

Readers offered theories of their own on a big budget mystery.

17/08 Mike Pence explains Georgia's 2020 election was 'not stolen' after Donald Trump's indictment

Former Vice President Mike Pence explained that "the Georgia election was not stolen" after former President Donald Trump's indictment in the state.

13/08 After End of Pandemic Coverage Guarantee, Texas Is Epicenter of Medicaid Losses

Since the end of a pandemic-era policy that barred states from removing people from Medicaid, Texas has dropped over half a million people from the program, more than any other state.

30/03 Judge Strikes Down Required Coverage Of Preventive Care—Cancer Screenings, Pregnancy, Medications And More

The ruling applies nationwide.