The high price of drugs continues to be the focus of policy discussions, with attention often drawn to the importance of promoting price competition through the use of generic and biosimilar versions of branded reference products. As occurred with small-molecule drugs and generics after the passage of the Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, the creation of a biosimilar approval pathway in the Affordable Care Act’s Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act was intended to lower spending on biologic...
Oz: Millions may be falsely enrolled in ObamaCare
Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), claimed in an interview published Monday that millions of people could potentially be falsely enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. In January, early ACA enrollment figures indicated a drop following four consecutive years of record growth, going from 23.6 million enrollees to...
New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
Sanders, Mullin butt heads in Surgeon General confirmation hearing
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) lashed out against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) over Obamacare during a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday for President Trump’s surgeon general pick, Casey Means, leading to a brief but tense exchange between the lawmakers. Mullin used much of his time railing against a “broken” health care system, which he blamed on...
[World Report] Millions of Americans lose health insurance as COVID-19 era subsidies end
With the spike in Affordable Care Act health insurance costs, around 4·8 million people could lose coverage. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
We can reverse America’s decline | Bernie Sanders
It is not good enough just to criticize Trump. We must offer a positive vision that will improve the lives of Americans
At this difficult moment in American history, it’s imperative that we have the courage to be honest with ourselves.
The United States, once the envy of the world, is now a nation in profound decline. For the sake of our children and future generations, we must reverse that decline and change, in very fundamental ways, the direction of our country.
We mus...
Senate talks to revive ACA tax credits appear to be fizzling out
Talks to revive enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that expired at the end of last year appeared to be fizzling out Tuesday, with Democrats expressing little optimism about a proposal from Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) that he described as the “best and final” offer his party would make. Lawmakers had been negotiating over a proposal from...
Millions of Americans rely on the Affordable Care Act. They deserve an upgrade.
The ACA was never meant to be frozen in time: It was meant to evolve.
Trump should push now for a convention of states to consider 3 new amendments
More than 10 years after its delivery, warnings from Donald Trump’s June 2015 presidential candidacy announcement continue to resonate. He decried the high cost of the Affordable Care Act medical insurance subsidies. He sounded a warning about the federal debt, then at $18 trillion, calling $24 trillion in debt the point of no return. About...
For Some Americans, the End of Obamacare Subsidies Means Falling Off a Financial Cliff
Earning just one dollar more could mean a $10,000 increase in insurance premiums.