Insurer trade groups say preventive services will be preserved while litigation over no-cost coverage requirement is ongoing.
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More ACA Federal Financial Help Likely to Boost Enrollment
ACA enrollment is expected to see a boost as consumers will receive more federal subsidies.
Biden Administration Expanding Availability of Health Insurance to Families
On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced that it is adjusting federal regulations to allow over a million Americans to purchase cheaper health insurance under the Affordable Care Act without the need for new legislation from Congress. A significant portion of the change is based on correcting the so-called “family-glitch,” which prevents some families from receiving… Continue reading Biden Administration Expanding Availability of Health Insurance to Families
Cigna Expands Obamacare Footprint in Latest Lift for Health Law
Cigna Corp. is expanding its offerings of Affordable Care Act health plans next year to three new states, in the latest sign that insurers are embracing a market that some had fled when Obamacare’s political fortunes looked shakier. Health insurers that were once lukewarm on selling ACA coverage now see it as a growing, profitable… Continue reading Cigna Expands Obamacare Footprint in Latest Lift for Health Law
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, the third time it has preserved the 2010 healthcare law. Texas and other Republican-leaning states, backed by the Trump administration, sought to strike down the law on technical arguments after Congress reduced to zero the tax penalty for failing to carry health… Continue reading Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Affordable Care Act
Biden to Reopen ACA Marketplaces, Lower Barriers to Joining Medicaid
President Joe Biden is scheduled to take executive actions as early as Thursday to reopen federal marketplaces selling Affordable Care Act health plans and to lower recently imposed barriers to joining Medicaid. The orders will be Biden’s first steps since taking office to help Americans gain health insurance, a prominent campaign goal that has assumed… Continue reading Biden to Reopen ACA Marketplaces, Lower Barriers to Joining Medicaid
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Appear Unlikely to Throw Out Obamacare
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republican-governed states and joined by President Donald Trump’s administration. Chief Justice John Roberts and fellow conservative Brett Kavanaugh indicated skepticism during two hours of arguments in the case… Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Justices Appear Unlikely to Throw Out Obamacare
Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Obamacare
The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act in a legal brief filed Thursday, putting health care at center stage in an election year already focused on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact. The Justice Department said the 2010 health law, a signature achievement of the Obama administration, is invalid because Congress… Continue reading Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Obamacare
Supreme Court to Review Affordable Care Act Next Term
The Supreme Court agreed to once again decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act, but it likely won’t do so before the 2020 presidential election. The court on Monday announced it would consider an appeal by a group of Democratic-led states that are defending the 2010 health-care overhaul legislation, a signature achievement for President… Continue reading Supreme Court to Review Affordable Care Act Next Term
Number of Americans without Health Insurance Shows First Increase Since 2008
The number of Americans without health insurance climbed to 27.5 million in 2018, according to new federal data that shows the first increase since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. The increase follows years of steady declines in the number of uninsured and comes amid Trump administration efforts to curtail the Obama-era health law.… Continue reading Number of Americans without Health Insurance Shows First Increase Since 2008