Nov 15 Watch 9:28 Wanting more money for tax cuts, Republicans seek Obamacare individual mandate repeal By PBS News Hour With growing confidence that they will be able to quickly push through tax reform, Republicans are making an even bigger bet by adding the health care debate to the mix. Lawmakers have woven a repeal of the individual mandate into… Continue watching
Nov 15 Why the GOP put the individual mandate in its tax plan -- and what it means for health care By Daniel Bush Senate Republicans say they'll include a repeal of the health coverage mandate in their tax plan. How would this impact the health care law and tax reform?… Continue reading
Nov 14 Senate Republicans may use tax bill to repeal Obamacare individual mandate By Associated Press Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters on Tuesday: “We’re going to repeal the tax on poor Americans.”… Continue reading
Nov 13 Here's why states struggle to enroll people onto Obamacare this year By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline The demand nationwide appears high. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which administers the federal program, announced that 601,000 signed up on healthcare.gov during the first four days of open enrollment that began Nov. 1. Continue reading
Nov 07 Maine voters approve measure to expand Medicaid By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Tuesday's referendum represented the first time since the law took effect that the question of expansion had been put in front of U.S. voters. Continue reading
Nov 05 Ryan says health insurance mandate part of GOP tax talks By Kevin Freking, Associated Press It would be another shot at further undermining the Affordable Care Act after repeated failures by the GOP-led Congress to repeal and replace the law, as President Donald Trump has demanded. Continue reading
Nov 02 Do you plan to enroll for health care coverage under Obamacare? Tell us your story By Laura Santhanam Is this enrollment season better, worse or the same for millions of Americans signing up for health insurance coverage? The PBS NewsHour wants to hear your story. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 5:08 What you need to know about Obamacare signups under the Trump administration By PBS News Hour It's opening day of open enrollment for the Obamacare insurance marketplaces, and under President Trump, there are significant changes in store for people shopping for health care coverage. Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News joins Lisa Desjardins to go… Continue watching
Oct 27 Trump administration proposes health law benefit changes By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration on Friday proposed new health insurance regulations that could affect basic benefits required by the Affordable Care Act, but not for a couple of years. Continue reading
Oct 25 ACA 'silver plan' premiums up an average of 34 percent, new analysis finds By Associated Press An analysis of newly released government data finds that premiums for the most popular health plans under the Affordable Care Act are going up by an average 34 percent next year. Continue reading