Millions who buy health insurance brace for sharp increases
Millions of people who buy individual health insurance policies and get no financial help from the Affordable Care Act are bracing for another year of double-digit premium increases, and their...
View ArticleCongress at crossroads after another GOP health care failure
Congress is at a crossroads after Republicans' stinging failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law. But what's next – more partisan conflict or a pragmatic shift toward cooperation?
View ArticleCalling it a beginning, Trump signs health care order
Frustrated by health care failures in Congress, President Donald Trump directed his administration Thursday to rewrite some federal insurance rules as a beginning of renewed efforts to undermine...
View ArticleIRS still enforcing Obama-era insurance mandate
Contrary to widespread perceptions, the IRS still appears to be enforcing the unpopular Obama-era requirement that most people carry health insurance or risk a fine.
View ArticleTrump’s health subsidy shutdown could lead to free insurance
If President Donald Trump prevails in shutting down a major "Obamacare" health insurance subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making free basic coverage available to more people, and...
View ArticleSign-up season gears up as Trump seeks ‘Obamacare’ demise
Consumers can now begin previewing 2018 plans and premiums for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, even as President Donald Trump pursues his drive to dismantle the Obama-era law that has...
View ArticleHealth law sign-ups start, and some see a ‘hostile takeover’
It's sign-up season for the Affordable Care Act, but the Trump administration isn't making it easy – cutting the enrollment period in half, slashing advertising and dialing back on counselors who help...
View ArticleThreatened medical deduction seen as valuable, versatile
Several million people unlucky enough to face big medical bills not covered by their insurance would lose a valuable and versatile deduction under the House GOP tax bill. Groups representing older...
View ArticleTrump turns to drug industry for his new health secretary
Turning to an industry he's rebuked, President Donald Trump on Monday picked a former top pharmaceutical and government executive to be his health secretary.
View ArticleHard to believe: Some consumers find free health insurance
Consumers are getting the word that taxpayer-subsidized health plans are widely available for next year for no monthly premium or little cost, and marketing companies say they're starting to see an...
View ArticleTrump health pick parries questions on drug cost, health law
Calling it the opportunity of his lifetime, President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary pledged Wednesday to help lower drug prices and said he'd carry out the Obama-era health law his boss has...
View ArticleSign-ups show health law’s staying power in Trump era
A deadline burst of sign-ups after a tumultuous year for the Obama health law has revealed continued demand for the program's subsidized individual health plans. But the Affordable Care Act's troubles...
View ArticleIn new rule, Trump tries to deliver a health care promise
Striving to fulfill a campaign promise, the Trump administration moved Thursday to facilitate the interstate sale of health insurance policies that cost less but may not cover as much.
View ArticleDemocrats move to offense on health care; seek ‘big ideas’
Democrats are shifting to offense on health care, emboldened by successes in defending the Affordable Care Act. They say their ultimate goal is a government guarantee of affordable coverage for all.
View ArticleTrump health pick wary of government drug price negotiations
President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary said Tuesday he's wary of a broad government role in negotiating prescription drug prices, arguing that it may lead to reduced access for patients.
View ArticleMajor shift as Trump opens way for Medicaid work requirement
In a major policy shift that could affect millions of low-income people, the Trump administration said Thursday it is offering a path for states that want to impose work requirements on Medicaid...
View ArticleTrump’s move may nudge holdout GOP states to expand Medicaid
In an ironic twist, the Trump administration's embrace of work requirements for low-income people on Medicaid is prompting lawmakers in some conservative states to resurrect plans to expand health care...
View Article$300M health care system cost to protect religious rights
President Donald Trump's new effort to protect the rights of health workers who object to participating in abortions and other procedures will cost the health care system more than $300 million to set...
View ArticleTrump plan: Less-comprehensive health plans at lower cost
The Trump administration Tuesday cleared the way for a lower-cost, limited alternative to the comprehensive individual medical plans required under former President Barack Obama's health law.
View ArticleLeading liberal policy group unveils ‘coverage for all’ plan
A leading liberal policy group is raising the ante in the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all.
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