Politics Dec 10 WATCH: Senate meets ahead of dueling health care proposal votes, each likely to fail Both the Republican plan, which would replace the subsidies with new savings accounts, and a Democratic bill to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years lack the bipartisan support needed for passage.
Politics Dec 04 WATCH: House convenes as Congress grapples with what to do about ACA subsidies The enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of this year have been at the center of recent tensions in Congress, with Democrats calling for a straight extension and several Republican lawmakers vehemently opposed to the idea.
Politics Nov 10 The shutdown deal doesn’t extend expiring health subsidies. What happens to them now? A legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions of…
Politics Oct 31 Judge rules Trump can’t require U.S. citizenship proof on federal voting form President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Health Oct 30 Medicare patients go without needed treatment as government shutdown disrupts telehealth The shutdown, now in its fifth week, halted funding for Medicare's telehealth program, leaving many patients without vital services.
Politics Oct 30 Surgeon general nominee Casey Means goes into labor, delaying confirmation hearing Means, 38, who has been pregnant with her first child, was set to appear virtually with the committee for her confirmation hearing.
Politics Oct 27 WATCH: Johnson says Republicans ‘have a long list of ideas’ to address health care costs House Speaker Mike Johnson told a news conference Monday that the enhanced health care tax credits are “subsidizing bad policy." Republicans "have a long list of ideas" to address health care costs, he said, and are “grabbing the best ideas…
Health Oct 21 Most Americans are concerned about rising health care costs, AP-NORC poll finds Federal policies have left millions of people at risk of skyrocketing health insurance premiums or of losing their health insurance altogether.
Politics Oct 16 Health care subsidies are at the heart of the shutdown fight. Here’s who loses if they expire Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance will face higher costs next year if Congress doesn't extend enhanced premium tax credits that have made the plans more affordable.
Politics Sep 22 Trump administration suggests acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism. Experts say a link between the two is unproven Speaking Monday from the White House, the president said women should not take acetaminophen, also known by the brand name Tylenol, “during the entire pregnancy.”…