Federal court blocks ACA coverage for Dreamers

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 ACA, health care, News

A federal court in North Dakota has blocked Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage for immigrants that came into the U.S. illegally as children, also known as “Dreamers.”

U.S. District Judge Daniel M. Traynor on Monday granted Kansas, alongside 18 other states, a stay regarding a final rule from the Biden administration allowing some Dreamers access to the ACA marketplace, according to court documents. He also granted Kansas and the other sta...

Federal court blocks ACA coverage for Dreamers

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 ACA, health care, News

A federal court in North Dakota has blocked Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage for immigrants that came into the U.S. illegally as children, also known as “Dreamers.”

U.S. District Judge Daniel M. Traynor on Monday granted Kansas, alongside 18 other states, a stay regarding a final rule from the Biden administration allowing some Dreamers access to the ACA marketplace, according to court documents. He also granted Kansas and the other sta...

Biden makes push to extend Obamacare subsidies after gloomy CBO report

December 7, 2024December 7, 2024 ACA, healthcare, News, obamacare

President Biden called on Congress to extend the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, tax credits on Friday after a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report highlighted national healthcare disparities.

“A new report from the Congressional Budget Office underscores just how critical the legislation to bring down health care costs, enacted under my Administration, have been,” Biden said in the statement.

“Millions of Americans are benefiting from expanded pr...

More than 1,500 physicians call on Trump to release health care plan

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 ACA, Donald Trump, health care, News

More than 1,500 physicians around the country are calling on former President Trump to release his health care plan with three weeks until election day.

In the new letter authored by the Committee to Protect Health Care PAC, which has endorsed Vice President Harris, more than 1,500 physicians urge the GOP nominee to clarify his plans for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) following his remarks on the topic during his debate against Harris last month.

“I have concepts of a...

Biden, Democratic lawmakers celebrate 14th anniversary of Affordable Care Act

March 24, 2024March 24, 2024 ACA, Affordable Care Act, health care, News, obamacare

President Biden and many other Democratic lawmakers posted online in celebration of the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Saturday.

“14 years later, the Affordable Care Act is still a very big deal. Today, more Americans have health insurance than under any other President,” Biden posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “I’m committed to building on the progress we’ve made by making lower premiums permanent for millions of families.”

B...

ObamaCare enrollment breaks record for third consecutive year

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 ACA, health care, health insurance, News, obamacare

Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) insurance marketplace has reached a record for the third consecutive year, according to the latest update from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The CMS said in a statement Wednesday that enrollment for 2024 ACA plans had broken 20 million so far, with just less than a week left for people to sign up for plans. This exceeds 2023's enrollment — 16.3 million — by roughly 4 million people.
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ACA open enrollment for 2024 wraps up

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 ACA, Affordable Care Act, health care, News, obamacare

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On ObamaCare, Trump just dropped the ball

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 ACA, Donald Trump, News, obamacare, Opinion

One of the biggest unforced errors in pro sports history occurred in 1986, when Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner let a grounder roll between his legs. This 10th inning misstep allowed the Mets to survive and force game seven of that year's World Series. They won, and the Red Sox, who had been just one strike away from a World Series victory, had to wait another 18 years.

Former President Trump is having a Bill Buckner moment in his presidential campaign.

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Biden campaign jumps into ObamaCare fight

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 ACA, Affordable Care Act, health care, News, obamacare

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Is Bernie Sanders the new healthcare pragmatist?

August 14, 2023August 11, 2023 ACA, healthcare, News, Opinion

It is hard to find someone I agree with less than Bernie Sanders, particularly in my own area of healthcare. But increasingly, I find myself agreeing with him on significant healthcare issues.

Is Bernie Sanders becoming the ultimate healthcare pragmatist — wanting good progress even as his deepest healthcare desires do not seem achievable?

Things seem to be pointing this way, especially with his recent announcement regarding the need to tackle the primary care cris...