The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea by the House of Representatives and a coalition of mostly Democrat-led states to fast-track review of Texas’ lawsuit seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act.
Read moreThe repeal of an unpopular fine for people without health insurance has had little impact on Obamacare sign-ups or premiums, a gap between the real world and legal arguments from conservatives still challenging the Affordable Care Act.
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The House of Representatives plus a group of 20 mostly Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia asked the Supreme Court on Friday to hear a case over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, following a Fifth Circuit ruling that struck down the law’s individual mandate.
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As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health care law with a plan of his own that would provide “insurance for everybody.”
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The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday sided with Republican opponents of the Affordable Care Act, finding that the individual mandate tax penalty zeroed out by Congress two years ago is unconstitutional, but it declined to invalidate the entire law.
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A lawyer for insurers that paid into the so-called risk corridor of the federal health care law told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government had engaged in a bait and switch with $12 billion on the line.
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Nearly 10 years after its passage, the landmark health care legislation commonly called Obamacare continues to divide Americans according to a new poll.
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With the fate of millions of Americans’ health insurance hanging in the balance, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is due to rule in a bellwether case that could gut the Affordable Care Act after Congress removed the individual mandate tax penalty two years ago.
Read moreFederal prosecutors on Friday touted the indictment of a California man as the “first of its kind” involving large-scale fraudulent enrollments of people in plans under the federal health care law.
Read moreWith the legal battle over the Affordable Care Act now before a federal appeals court, a new study says repealing the law would deepen the divide between the have and have-nots: Wealthy Americans would receive billions in tax cuts, while poor people would lose their health insurance subsidies.
Read moreMore Americans are going without health insurance, and stable premiums plus greater choice next year under the Obama health care law aren’t likely to reverse that.
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Senate Democrats on Wednesday forced a vote on health care as the presidential election cycle heats up, but failed to pass a resolution to roll back a Trump administration rule making it easier for states to waive certain requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
Read moreConsumers will have more health insurance choices next year under former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, and premiums will dip slightly for many, the Trump administration said Tuesday.
Read moreTwo Nebraskans sued the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for delaying until October 2020 a voter-mandated expansion of Medicaid that they say will deprive them of healthcare for a year and cost the state more than $150 million in federal funding.
Read moreHealth care costs for Coloradans buying health insurance through the state’s marketplace are about to drop, thanks to a reinsurance program which received federal approval Wednesday.
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Forcing a vote on health care as the 2020 election season heats up, Democrats introduced a resolution Wednesday to roll back a Trump administration rule making it easier for states to waive certain requirements of the Affordable Care Act, such as coverage for pre-existing conditions.
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Days before she takes the stage in a nationally televised debate, Senator Kamala Harris drew criticism from all sides Monday for a health care proposal that calls for a slow and gradual approach to Medicare for all.
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Standing apart from fellow Democratic contenders backing the “Medicare for All,” former Vice President Joe Biden pledged Monday to defend the health care law known as Obamacare at all costs if elected.
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Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending Obamacare, challenging not just President Trump but some of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination who want to replace the insurance system with a fully government-run model.
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