Biden’s new plan threatens health coverage for more than half a million people

July 10, 2023July 9, 2023 ACA, healthcare, News, obamacare, Opinion

On Friday, President Biden proposed new health insurance regulations. A good analogy for describing them would be that they are the health insurance equivalent of forcing automakers to rip the airbags and seat belts out of their new cars.

Biden’s proposal would eliminate consumer protections, throw sick patients out of their health insurance, and leave them to face sky-high medical bills without insurance for up to one year. ...

Biden administration approves Washington state request to offer health insurance to undocumented immigrants

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 ACA, Affordable Care Act, healthcare, News, obamacare

The Biden administration has approved an application by Washington state to expand health insurance access for all residents regardless of immigration status by allowing it to forgo requirements set by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury Department approved Washington's application for a State Innovation Waiver, issued under section 1332 of the ACA. The application for this waiver was submitted in May.

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House investigation finds insurers, benefit managers improperly limit access to birth control

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 ACA, Affordable Care Act, healthcare, News

Some of the nation's largest insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) impose coverage exclusions and other restrictions on birth control products, contrary to an Affordable Care Act requirement, according to a House investigation.

Under the ACA, health plans must cover Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved contraceptive products without cost-sharing. But a staff report from the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee found insurers and PBMs required patients to p...

What is going to happen to the Affordable Care Act?

October 31, 2020 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, health, healthcare, News, obamacare, repeal and replace, Republican

There’s a new Supreme Court justice, Election Day is less than a week away, and the Affordable Care Act’s constitutionality is set to be argued before the high court in two weeks. If you’re wondering about what this all means for the future of Obamacare, you’re not alone.
What happens to Obamacare if the Supreme Court decides against the ACA? What happens if Joe Biden wins the election? Or if Donald Trump remains in office? American healthcare coverage could be significantl...

RBG says women are being “tossed to the wind” in Supreme Court birth control case

May 6, 2020 ACA, health insurance, law, News, Women

The US Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in controversial cases about religious and moral objections to contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The Trump administration expanded existing “conscience exemptions” dramatically but a nationwide injunction has so far blocked the new rules from going into place.
The justices’ phone debate was long and sometimes painfully technical. However, distilled, the issue at the heart of these matters is relatively simp...

The fate of national healthcare is in the US Supreme Court’s hands—again

January 8, 2020 ACA, Affordable Care Act, health, health insurance, healthcare, law, News, obamacare, politics

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Sign-ups for 2020 Obamacare insurance on HealthCare.gov fall to 8.3 million: CMS

December 20, 2019 ACA, News, topNews

Enrollments for 2020 insurance plans, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), on the HealthCare.gov website fell by about 200,000 from last year to 8.3 million, the U.S. government said on Friday, citing preliminary data.
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House approves $1.4 trillion spending deal to avert shutdown, sends to Senate

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 ACA, News, topNews

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $1.4 trillion spending package to avert a partial government shutdown that also would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) taxes.
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U.S. spending deal would raise tobacco age, deny some Trump border wall money

December 16, 2019December 17, 2019 ACA, News, topNews

Congress would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) taxes under a massive government spending bill unveiled on Monday.

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U.S. spending deal would raise tobacco age, deny some of Trump border wall funding

December 16, 2019 ACA, News, topNews

Congress would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) taxes under a massive government spending bill due to be released later on Monday, congressional sources said.
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