Federal judge strikes down preventative coverage requirements, setting up latest Obamacare battle

March 30, 2023March 31, 2023 News

U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that preventative requirements in the 2010 Obamacare law were invalid in a case almost certain to be appealed.

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Federal judge says insurers no longer have to provide some preventive care services, including cancer and heart screenings, at no cost

March 30, 2023 News

A federal judge in Texas said Thursday that some Affordable Care Act mandates cannot be enforced nationwide, including those that require insurers to cover a wide array of preventive care services at no cost to the patient, including some cancer, heart and STD screenings, and smoking cessation programs.

Federal judge says insurers no longer have to provide some preventive care services, including cancer and heart screenings, at no cost

March 30, 2023 News

A federal judge in Texas said Thursday that some Affordable Care Act mandates cannot be enforced nationwide, including those that require insurers to cover a wide array of preventive care services at no cost to the patient, including some cancer, heart and STD screenings, and smoking cessation programs.

Judge’s ruling undercuts US health law’s preventive care

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 News, politics

A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation’s health law

Texas judge strikes down ObamaCare’s free preventive services requirement

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 healthcare, News, obamacare

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Democrats mark 13 years of the Affordable Care Act

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Affordable Care Act, health care, News, obamacare

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North Carolina set to become 40th state to expand Medicaid after yearslong battle in GOP-led statehouse

March 23, 2023 News

North Carolina is set to become the 40th state to expand Medicaid to low-income adults after the GOP-led state legislature dropped its long-standing opposition to the Obamacare provision.

North Carolina state legislature passes Medicaid expansion

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 healthcare, medicaid, News

The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill Thursday to expand Medicaid eligibility to include nearly all adults who make less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level, moving the state closer to becoming the 40th state to adopt Medicaid expansions provided through the Affordable Care Act.

The North Carolina House of Representative passed the bill on Thursday in a 87-24 vote. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has already stated he will sign the bill once it reaches h...

TikTok hearing dominates Capitol Hill

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 News

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These 10 states have not expanded Medicaid

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Affordable Care Act, healthcare, medicaid, News

State lawmakers in North Carolina reached a deal Thursday on Medicaid expansion, ending a decadelong fight in the state over whether to accept federal funding to expand the program that will provide health coverage to low-income adults.

The agreement in North Carolina on the 13th anniversary of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act, which offered the Medicaid expansion to states, knocks one more state off the list of Medicaid expansion holdouts, as an overwhelming majority of stat...