2003 Articles Matching "obamacare"
Has Obamacare Turned Uncle Sam Into A Drug Dealer?
Feb 07, 2019It's time for Congress to roll back the Medicaid expansion -- and fundamentally reform the broken program so that it protects taxpayers and better serves the truly...
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Centene's Obamacare Marketshare Hits 20% After Expansion
Feb 06, 2019Centene has nearly 2 million Obamacare customers after expanding into four new states for 2019 and expanding in six existing...
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Alternatives To Obamacare
Jan 31, 2019The four top “sharing” organizations now insure more than one million people. To put that in perspective, only about 10 million people are currently enrolled in Obamacare exchanges. There may be more who have an alternative (non-ACA-compliant) plan than those with an unsubsidized Obamacare...
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Judge questions Trump administration motives on association health plans
Jan 25, 2019U.S. District Judge John Bates homed in on the paper trail of Obamacare criticism as he challenged the rationale behind the Labor Department's expansion of association health...
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Rate of Americans without insurance rises to 4-year high as Trump weakens Obamacare, survey finds
Jan 24, 2019The uninsured rate has been on the rise since the last two quarters of 2016 when Donald Trump was elected...
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Uninsured Rate Hits Four-Year High Amid Trump's Obamacare Attacks
Jan 24, 2019The nation’s adult uninsured rate hit its highest level in nearly four years to nearly 14%, according to the Gallup health and well-being...
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As Shutdown Drags On, Worries Emerge About Spikes In Obamacare Premiums
Jan 21, 2019The government shutdown has raised worries some Americans may have a tough time paying their health insurance premiums for individual coverage purchased under the Affordable Care...
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U.S. attorney general nominee open to reconsidering healthcare position
Jan 16, 2019President Donald Trump's pick to be the next U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, told a Senate panel on Tuesday he is willing to reconsider the Justice Department's current position of not defending the country's healthcare law, commonly called Obamacare, in court....
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Second U.S. judge blocks Trump administration birth control rules
Jan 15, 2019A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Monday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new rules allowing employers to obtain exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that they provide health insurance that covers women's birth control....
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Here Is What Republicans And Democrats Don't Understand About Obamacare
Jan 15, 2019It's not about Obamacare, it's about health insurance security--for...
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Calif. governor doubles down on Obamacare, drug price negotiation
Jan 09, 2019New Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California wants the state to fund more subsidies for Obamacare and negotiate prices with...
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No Matter What the Courts Say, Obamacare Is Ineffective and Unconstitutional
Jan 08, 2019Health reform can't be conducted through the courts. Congress will eventually have to take...
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Pelosi Wants More Americans Subsidized To Buy Obamacare
Jan 07, 2019House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to "raise the income level at which people can get subsidies" to help buy Obamacare, the Democrat told MSNBC's Joy...
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Not Fake News! A Trump Administration Rule Models Government Civility
Jan 07, 2019A little-unnoticed Trump administration regulation offers quiet evidence that bipartisan civility in government is possible. Despite involving Obamacare, millions of Medicare beneficiaries and $100 billion in federal spending, ideological fireworks were absent. Three lessons suggest...
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Democratic AGs launch appeal of the Obamacare overturn
Jan 04, 2019The Democratic attorneys general who stepped in to defend the Affordable Care Act against a lawsuit to overturn the law lodged their appeal of a decision declaring the individual mandate...
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House Democrats move to save Obamacare from death blow
Jan 03, 2019In a rules package released late Tuesday, House Democrats included the authority to get involved in the case of Texas v. United States. A federal judge in the case ruled the Affordable Care Act...
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2019 Could Be A Year Of Calm For Obamacare
Jan 01, 20192019 could be a year of stability for those who’ve purchased individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act thanks to Democratic control of the U.S. House of Representatives and insurers' improving financial...
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Obamacare to remain in place pending appeal
Dec 31, 2018The federal judge in Texas who struck down the individual mandate — and Obamacare with it — finalized his decision and paved the way for an appeal. He agreed the law should remain in place as the case wends through the...
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Bookended by Obamacare, 2018 was the year of policy change
Dec 26, 2018In 2018, as a lawsuit to overturn Obamacare simmered in the courts, the Trump administration charted its course on a healthcare overhaul. Hospitals and drug manufacturers were the main...
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Republicans agree Obamacare suit should head to appeal
Dec 22, 2018The Republican state attorneys general challenging the Affordable Care Act urged a federal judge in Texas to let Democrats immediately appeal his ruling striking down the...
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