U.S. attorney general nominee open to reconsidering healthcare position

January 15, 2019 News, topNews

President Donald Trump's pick to be the next U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, told a Senate panel on Tuesday he is willing to reconsider the Justice Department's current position of not defending the country's healthcare law, commonly called Obamacare, in court.
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Second U.S. judge blocks Trump administration birth control rules

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 News, topNews

A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Monday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new rules allowing employers to obtain exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that they provide health insurance that covers women's birth control.
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Sign-ups for 2019 Obamacare insurance fall to 8.5 million people

December 19, 2018 News, topNews

The number of Americans who signed up for 2019 insurance plans created by the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, fell by about 4 percent to 8.5 million people from 2018, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
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Judge signals skepticism in Trump team’s bid to block Obamacare suit

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 News, topNews

A U.S. judge signaled skepticism on Wednesday toward a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to block a lawsuit by the state of Maryland seeking to preserve the Obamacare law in a case that also challenges Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general.

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Wall Street drops 1 percent as health stocks weigh; Nasdaq erases 2018 gains

December 17, 2018 News, topNews

Wall Street slid 1 percent on Monday, led by healthcare stocks after a federal ruling that Obamacare was unconstitutional, with the decline in the market-leading sector further unnerving investors already concerned about slowing global growth.
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Trump hails judge’s ruling against Obamacare as ‘great’

December 15, 2018December 17, 2018 News, topNews

President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed a court decision against Obamacare as "a great ruling for our country," while a U.S. government official said the decision by a Texas judge would have no immediate impact on health coverage.
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No immediate health coverage changes from Obamacare ruling: government

December 15, 2018 ACA, News, topNews

There will be no immediate health coverage impact from a federal judge's ruling that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional, as it is expected to be appealed through higher courts, a government official said.
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Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 News, topNews

A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was unconstitutional based on its mandate requiring that people buy health insurance, a decision in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
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U.S. appeals court narrows order on Trump birth control rules

December 14, 2018 News, topNews

A federal appeals court on Thursday narrowed an order that had blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing new rules that undermine an Obamacare requirement for employers to provide insurance that covers women's birth control.
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U.S. appeals court narrows Trump birth control ruling

December 13, 2018 News, topNews

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday narrowed an order that had blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing new rules that undermine an Obamacare requirement for employers to provide insurance that covers women's birth control.
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