The proportion of Americans with health insurance coverage fell last year even as a record number of people signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, according to new federal data.
The share of Americans who had health insurance for all or part of the year in 2023 was 92 percent, a slight drop from the 92.1 percent seen in 2022, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday.
About 26.4 million Americans — 8 perc...
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Updated COVID vaccines get FDA green light
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Roe, IVF, drug prices top Dem agenda
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Harris looks to build off Biden’s health wins
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Harris vows Biden-era health care programs will get bigger if she’s elected
Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic agenda Friday, and much of her plan involves taking the health care accomplishments made by the Biden administration further.
Speaking in North Carolina, Harris vowed that under her administration, Medicare negotiations would continue and grow to encompass all Americans, not only Medicare beneficiaries.
“Just yesterday we announced that we are lowering the price by up to 80 percent for 10 more lifesaving drugs, and I...
America’s childless trend
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15 state AGs sue Biden administration over ObamaCare coverage for ‘Dreamers’
A coalition of 15 state attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over its plan to expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) health coverage to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
The states, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R), want to stop the administration’s plan from taking effect Nov. 1.
Under the rule, active recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will be eligible to enroll in a taxpayer-subsidize...
Walz’s record on health care: Progressive with a dash of pragmatism
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was chosen Tuesday to be Vice President Harris’s running mate, brings a progressive approach to health care, with a focus on reducing costs.
Walz has said his health policy priorities have been shaped in part by his personal experience. His father died of cancer when Walz was 19, leaving his mother drowning in medical debt.
In June, Walz signed a law banning medical providers from withholding medically necessary care due to unpai...
Strict Iowa abortion law set to take effect
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Harris poised to make abortion rights a centerpiece of campaign
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