Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal in Obamacare contraception fight

January 17, 2020January 18, 2020 News, topNews

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trump's administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide to employees pays for women's birth control.

Reuters

Read More

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal in Obamacare contraception fight

January 17, 2020 News, topNews

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trump's administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide to employees pays for women's birth control.

Reuters

Read More

Sign-ups for 2020 Obamacare insurance on HealthCare.gov fall to 8.3 million: CMS

December 20, 2019 ACA, News, topNews

Enrollments for 2020 insurance plans, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), on the HealthCare.gov website fell by about 200,000 from last year to 8.3 million, the U.S. government said on Friday, citing preliminary data.
Reuters

Read More

Trump says court decision on Obamacare won’t change healthcare system

December 19, 2019 News, topNews

President Donald Trump said a U.S. appeals court ruling on Wednesday that a component of the Obamacare law is unconstitutional would not change the current U.S. healthcare system.

Reuters

Read More

U.S. appeals court sidesteps major Obamacare ruling

December 18, 2019December 19, 2019 News, topNews

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a component of the Obamacare law is unconstitutional, but dodged a major ruling by stopping short of declaring that the rest of the landmark 2010 healthcare statute must also be struck down.
Reuters

Read More

Seeking fresh momentum, Democrat Warren recalibrates ‘Medicare for All’ rhetoric

December 18, 2019 News, topNews

Elizabeth Warren has recalibrated her rhetoric on Medicare for All, as concerns about her support for replacing private insurance with a government-run plan continue to buffet her once-surging Democratic presidential campaign.
Reuters

Read More

On the 2020 campaign trail, little talk of impeachment ahead of historic vote

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 News, topNews

During a seven-event swing in southeastern Iowa over the past several days, Democratic U.S. presidential contender Elizabeth Warren took more than 60 questions from voters on everything from sustainable farming to Medicare for All.
Reuters

Read More

House approves $1.4 trillion spending deal to avert shutdown, sends to Senate

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 ACA, News, topNews

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $1.4 trillion spending package to avert a partial government shutdown that also would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) taxes.
Reuters

Read More

House approves $1.4 spending deal to avert shutdown, sends to Senate

December 17, 2019 News, topNews

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $1.4 trillion spending package to avert a partial government shutdown that would also raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act's taxes.
Reuters

Read More

U.S. sues CVS for fraudulently billing Medicare, Medicaid for invalid prescriptions

December 17, 2019 News, topNews

CVS Health Corp and its Omnicare unit were sued on Tuesday by the U.S. government, which accused them of fraudulently billing Medicare and other programs for drugs for older and disabled people without valid prescriptions.
Reuters

Read More