The Justice Department’s challenge of the constitutionality of major parts of the law imperils popular protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Sweeping Republican losses in the state’s legislative elections last year laid the groundwork for a deal with Democrats. Expanding the program is a big step forward for Obamacare.
Alex M. Azar II, the health secretary, told Congress he would scrutinize Idaho’s plan to allow sale of insurance that does not comply with the Affordable Care Act.
The Independent Payment Advisory Board was supposed to make it easier for Congress to control Medicare spending. But Congress never loved it. Now it's gone.