Fight over US healthcare subsides stuck on familiar snag: abortion

Republicans refuse to move forward without further restrictions on abortion coverage – Democrats say that’s a non-starter

When subsidies for US healthcare plans expired at the end of last year, millions of Americans saw their monthly premiums suddenly hit eye-watering, unaffordable levels. But the congressional fight over reviving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies has gotten stuck on a familiar snag in US politics: abortion.

Congressional leaders said on Thursday they had...

David Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve endorses challenger to Rep. Stephen Lynch 

Leaders We Deserve, the political group co-founded by former Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg, announced on Monday that it’s backing Democratic candidate Patrick Roath, who’s challenging incumbent Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) in Massachusetts’ 8th congressional district.  “When my dad was sick with Parkinson's, the Affordable Care Act took care of him and kept my family out of debt. I’m beyond proud to endorse...

Thune comes under GOP pressure to bypass Democrats on health care

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is coming under increasing pressure from Senate Republican colleagues to bring health care legislation to the Senate floor amid fears of a Democratic wave in November. Conservatives are pushing the GOP to move a package similar to President Trump’s new health care reform proposal through the budget reconciliation process,...

US health insurance executives testify before Congress about increasing costs of healthcare

CEO of UnitedHealth Group said his company will return profits earned from Affordable Care Act plans to customers

Executives from five of the country’s largest health insurance companies appeared before Congress on Thursday as lawmakers examined why healthcare has become increasingly harder for Americans to afford.

In one effort to address the affordability crisis, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Stephen Hemsley, announced that the nation’s largest insurance company will rebate profits made this year from its Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans to customers, while adding it was a relatively small participant in the ACA individual market.

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Watch live: Health insurance CEOs testify before House on rising premiums

The House Ways and Means Committee will hear testimony Thursday afternoon from a group of health insurance CEOs as premiums skyrocket following the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Among the list of witnesses are UnitedHealth Group’s Stephen Hemsley, CVS Health's David Joyner, Elevance Health's Gail Boudreaux, Cigna Group’s David Cordani, Ascendiun's Paul Markovich, and...

Watch live: House convenes hearing on health care affordability as ACA premiums spike

The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hear testimony from health insurance executives Thursday morning as premiums skyrocket following the expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. The tax credits — which helped keep insurance costs low for struggling Americans — were at the heart of the record 43-day lapse in government funding last year....