Health Care — ObamaCare open enrollment set to begin

Happy Halloween! Send us your pictures of pets in costumes (even if they hate it). 

In health news, Tuesday marks the start of ObamaCare’s 10th open enrollment period — and experts think it will be busy.

Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. For The Hill, we’re Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi.

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Health Care — ObamaCare open enrollment set to begin

Happy Halloween! Send us your pictures of pets in costumes (even if they hate it). 

In health news, Tuesday marks the start of ObamaCare’s 10th open enrollment period — and experts think it will be busy.

Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. For The Hill, we’re Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi.

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

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...

Biden administration ‘reviewing’ Texas judge’s decision on HIV drug coverage

The Biden administration announced Wednesday night it was reviewing a Texas judge's ruling that declared a part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring that health care employers provide HIV preventive drugs unconstitutional.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted the administration was reviewing the decision because the ACA "has been the law of the land for over 10 years."

"That guarantee is critical to the health and wellbeing of millions of Americ...

Sunday shows preview: House sends climate, tax and health package to Biden

The Sunday talk show circuit this week will revolve around the Democratic climate, tax and health package sent from the House to President Biden’s desk.

The $740 billion package was passed by House Democrats on Friday after it narrowly passed in a party-line vote in the Senate, where Vice President Harris voted to break the tie.

To avoid a Republican filibuster, Senate Democrats used budget reconciliation to approve the package with a simple majority.

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Expanding health insurance for adults also increased coverage for children

Story at a glance
  • A 2008 experiment conducted in Oregon showed that more eligible children are enrolled in Medicaid once adults in their household also enroll.
  • The study was conducted prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act, which gave states the option to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage.
  • Although more children were covered in the short-term thanks to the experiment, many remained uninsured, and e...

Health Care — Democrats advance health measures in sweeping bill

A pulled pork BBQ sandwich stuffed with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Fluffer Nutter sweet potato fries and deep-fried pickles smothered in gravy are all dishes you can find at an MLB stadium this season, if you weren’t already excited about baseball. 

It was a long weekend on Capitol Hill, where Democrats got a big win on Sunday by passing their sweeping health care and climate package. We’ll dive into what it means and how it happened.  

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Here’s what’s in the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping health and climate bill passed Sunday

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Harris breaks 50-50 deadlock to advance landmark climate, tax, health bill

The Senate voted along party lines Saturday afternoon to advance a sweeping bill to reform the tax code, tackle climate change and lower the cost of prescription drugs, taking a big step closer to giving President Biden a major victory before the November midterm elections.  

The Senate voted 51 to 50 to proceed to the 755-page bill, after Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at the Capitol to cast the tie-breaking vote. 

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