President Trump late Thursday once again slammed ObamaCare, demanding that Democrats "do something" ahead of an imminent spike in Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums amid the federal funding impasse.
“As I have said for years, OBAMACARE IS A DISASTER! Rates are going through the roof for really bad healthcare!!! Do something Democrats!!!” the president wrote in a Truth Social post.
His comment comes as the government shutdown nears the one-mo...
Former CDC official on new mpox cases and current federal resources
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Murkowski votes ‘no’ on motion to adjourn to protest shutdown
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday voted against the Senate adjourning for the weekend as the monthlong government shutdown inches toward another week.
With the Senate adjourned, she called it "business as usual."
"This is a missed opportunity to stay in town and hammer out an agreement," Murkowski said in a post on the social media site X. "I asked to be recorded as a 'no' on the motion to adjourn. We shouldn’t be going home. Just ask the air traffic cont...
HHS again postpones meeting of preventive services coverage panel
A November meeting of an influential preventive services advisory committee has been postponed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), citing the government shutdown.
The 16-member U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has not held a formal meeting since March. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled a July meeting where the panel was supposed to discuss steps to prevent cardiovascular disease.
Task force members meet in person three t...
This group will pay $920 more per month if ObamaCare subsidies expire
With ObamaCare insurance options opening up for enrollment Saturday, one group of Americans could see their monthly premiums increase should tax credits expire at the end of the year.
Americans 60 years and older with an income of $65,000 will pay $920 more a month in 2026, according to estimates from the health research nonprofit KFF analyzed by The New York Times. That means monthly premiums will be $1,380 should the tax credits expire. If extended, monthly premiums in 20...
Republicans drag Zohran Mamdani into government shutdown battle
House Republicans are working to make Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and a self-identified democratic socialist, a prominent figure in the government shutdown battle from hundreds of miles away.
Their argument is that Democratic members of Congress who have repeatedly rejected the GOP-crafted, House-passed “clean” stopgap to fund the government through Nov. 21 are afraid of the progressives in the Democratic base — exemplified by Mamdani.&...
Watch live: Johnson gives remarks as government shutdown hits 30 days
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will speak with reporters Thursday morning as lawmakers across the spectrum are feeling the weight of the ongoing government shutdown.
The pressure is mounting over expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that will jack up health insurance premiums, a pending lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and paychecks for military workers as the shutdown persists.
Johnson and other Republican leaders ha...
Health insurance costs on Obamacare marketplace will jump more than 25% in 2026
Increases will be slightly lower for states that run their own marketplaces, but those that use Healthcare.gov will see bigger jumps
If taxpayers must keep subsidizing health care, they deserve to see the prices
The government shutdown has continued for weeks with no end in sight. Although Affordable Care Act subsidies have been at the center of the debate, one of the most basic questions remains unanswered: Where is the money actually going?
And we cannot answer that, because the U.S. still lacks real price transparency in health care.
In 2024, the federal government spent roughly $125 billion on Affordable Care Act subsidies. According to the Congressional Budget Offic...
Senate GOP, Democrats looking for ‘off-ramp’ to end shutdown next week
Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying to hammer out a proposal to end the 30-day government shutdown as soon as next week, as some centrist Democrats argue behind the scenes that their party has successfully highlighted rising health care costs and it’s time to end the stalemate.
Shutdown fatigue on Capitol Hill is growing as the government stoppage approaches the one-month mark, and the pain is increasing.
With open enrollment for the Affordab...