The administration is poised to issue a rule making it easier for small businesses to band together and create insurance plans that skirt many requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
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.
The I.R.S. has started sending penalty notices to businesses that failed to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, angering Republicans and business groups.
Democratic candidates for the House say voters will punish Republicans for voting last year to repeal the Affordable Care Act, even though the law survived.