Health Aug 25 Health insurance prices are likely to rise next year, experts say By Tom Murphy, Associated Press
Politics Jun 27 Supreme Court upholds key part of Affordable Care Act’s free preventive health care requirements The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s free preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Politics Jun 19 Watch 5:36 How Republicans’ massive budget bill impacts the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act faces significant rollbacks if President Trump’s big spending and tax cut bill is approved by the Senate. The proposed changes could affect many of the 24 million Americans enrolled in that insurance marketplace and could leave… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Nation Apr 21 Watch 5:30 Supreme Court hears case challenging free preventive care coverage The Supreme Court heard the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. At issue is the constitutionality of a task force that recommends what preventive care treatments should be covered by private insurance at no cost. It could have impacts… By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz
Politics Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears likely to uphold ACA’s preventive care coverage mandate Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, along with the court's three liberals, appeared skeptical of arguments that Obamacare's process for deciding which services must be fully covered by private insurance is unconstitutional. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Apr 18 Watch 7:56 Free access to dozens of preventive care treatments at risk in Supreme Court case By Laura Barrón-López, Maea Lenei Buhre The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday challenging the constitutionality of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires most private health insurance plans to cover preventive care at no cost to the patient. As Laura Barrón-López reports,… Continue watching
Dec 10 ‘Dreamers’ shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states for now, judge rules By John Hanna, Jack Dura, Associated Press Judge Daniel Traynor of the U.S. District Court in North Dakota issued the order Monday from Bismarck, dealing a setback to a Biden administration rule that was estimated to allow 147,000 immigrants to enroll for coverage. Continue reading
Jun 12 How banning medical debt from credit reports could help millions of Americans By Laura Santhanam By banning medical debt from being included in credit reports, this proposed rule from the Biden administration aims to address increasing discontent over the economic burden that can go hand-in-hand with serious health problems. Continue reading
Mar 28 Mississippi is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid. What are the barriers? By Laura Santhanam In Mississippi, a state that reports the lowest life expectancy and highest poverty rate in the United States and ranks among the most uninsured states in the nation, Medicaid expansion could make a significant difference for hundreds of thousands of… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 8:18 Another election year battle over Affordable Care Act threatens coverage for millions By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings The number of Americans getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act has hit a record high with more than 21 million people signed up through the marketplaces. As it has in the past, the law known as Obamacare is… Continue watching