The launch of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment Monday will test whether more generous financial assistance to consumers helps President Biden reach his goal of boosting coverage by building on the health law. Many consumers will see lower prices because Congress passed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus-aid bill in March that provided larger premium subsidies… Continue reading Biden Administration Hopes Bigger Subsidies Will Lure More Consumers to Affordable Care Act Plans
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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
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 Rules Government Must Pay Insurers Under ACA
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled the federal government is obligated to pay billions of dollars to health insurers that sold consumer policies on exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, the Obama-era health-care overhaul law. The court’s ruling clears insurers to seek roughly $12 billion under an ACA program in place during early implementation… Continue reading Supreme Court Rules Government Must Pay Insurers Under ACA
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
Supreme Court Denied Requests to Fast-Track Appeals on Obamacare
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied requests to quickly decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act, a move that makes it unlikely the court will take up the health law during its current term. A group of 20 Democratic-led states and the U.S. House of Representatives had asked the court to fast-track their appeals… Continue reading Supreme Court Denied Requests to Fast-Track Appeals on Obamacare
Appeals Court Says Obamacare Individual Mandate Unconstitutional and Sends Law Back to Lower Court
A federal appeals court has found the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional but did not invalidate the entire law, which remains in effect. The 2-1 decision by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals likely pushes any Supreme Court action on Obamacare until after the 2020 election but again thrusts the issue of health… Continue reading Appeals Court Says Obamacare Individual Mandate Unconstitutional and Sends Law Back to Lower Court
Advocates Call for ACA Open Enrollment Extension after Website Glitches
Democratic lawmakers and health care advocates are calling on the Trump administration to extend the deadline for ObamaCare open enrollment after reports of widespread glitches with the healthcare.gov website. For the 38 states that use healthcare.gov, Sunday is the last day to sign up for ObamaCare plans for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2020. According to… Continue reading Advocates Call for ACA Open Enrollment Extension after Website Glitches
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