Biden officials rescind Trump’s okay for Texas’s $100 billion-plus Medicaid plan

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 News

Friday letter is seen as an effort to push Texas officials toward expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

Covid-19 showed the US how it could make universal healthcare work

April 15, 2021 health insurance, healthcare, News

The US has always relied heavily on private insurance to cover its citizens.
As of 2019, roughly two thirds of Americans with healthcare (about 90% of the population) got it through a private company. The remaining third used public coverage like Medicare, Medicaid, and tax credits for private insurance through the Affordable Care Act. It’s not a perfect system by a long stretch: Even those with insurance encounter debilitating medical bills due to the exorbitant, variable ...

Covid-19 showed the US how it could make universal healthcare work

April 15, 2021 health insurance, healthcare, News

The US has always relied heavily on private insurance to cover its citizens.
As of 2019, roughly two thirds of Americans with healthcare (about 90% of the population) got it through a private company. The remaining third used public coverage like Medicare, Medicaid, and tax credits for private insurance through the Affordable Care Act. It’s not a perfect system by a long stretch: Even those with insurance encounter debilitating medical bills due to the exorbitant, variable ...

DPC Director Susan Rice: Biden administration aims to make ‘quality healthcare available to everyone’, acknowledges disparities within Black and rural communities

April 10, 2021 News

Rev. Al Sharpton is joined by the Director of Domestic Policy Council Susan Rice. The council's lead talks Biden's sweeping gun control measures, expansion of Obamacare and coronavirus inequities in underserved communities.

Restaurants offer healthier choices as nutrition label deadline nears

April 10, 2021 News

Just over a year from now, the Affordable Care Act will force big restaurant chains to include nutrition labeling on their menus. New research finds rules already in place may not mean we eat fewer calories, but they could lead restaurants to add healthier offerings for customers. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the findings.

Affordable Care Act not so affordable

April 10, 2021 News

The third year of open enrollment for Obamacare began this week and premiums are up, too; far up for some. Julianna Goldman reports.

Year three of Obamacare sees spiked premiums for many

April 10, 2021 News

Health insurance sign-up season started Sunday for year three of the Affordable Care Act. Premiums are going up an average of 7.5 percent, but they could be much higher depending on where you live.

More than 500,000 people have signed up for Obamacare coverage during Biden’s special enrollment period

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 News

More than 528,000 Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange in the first six weeks of the special enrollment period President Joe Biden opened for the uninsured.

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Fauci hits back at rightwing criticism and says attacks on him ‘bizarre’

April 5, 2021 News, US news, US politics, World news

Scientist forced to defend himself from attacks by Trump allies and says ‘I can’t be bothered with getting distracted’
Anthony Fauci has described attacks on him from Republicans as “bizarre”, after a barrage of criticism from senior GOP figures.
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