Affordable Care Act

Congress returns, with health care, Supreme Court on agenda

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump's presidency.

Report warns of state money fallout from health law repeal

By Ben Nuckols and Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar, Associated Press

A sobering report to governors warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage.

AP fact check: Trump claims Affordable Care Act covered ‘very few’ people

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Friday that his predecessor's health care law covers "very few people" as he minimized the impact of replacing it. That's only true if you consider more than 20 million people to be very few.

Why Medicare beneficiaries should pay attention to ‘repeal and replace’ debate

By Philip Moeller

As actual GOP plans come into sharper focus, sharp Medicare battle lines will form for politicians and the public alike. It will be crucial to look inside the packages to get an understanding of whether the Medicare program that would…

McConnell intends to replace ‘Obamacare’ without Democrats

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

"It's clear that in the early months it's going to be a Republicans-only exercise," the Kentucky senator said at a news conference before lawmakers left for a weeklong President's Day recess.

House GOP documents outline plan to replace Obamacare

By Lisa Desjardins

Policy documents given to PBS NewsHour indicate GOP House members want to phase out Medicaid expansion and expand and enhance health savings accounts.

House GOP struggles for consensus on replacing health law

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters Thursday that the GOP would deliver legislation to repeal and replace the ACA, but offered no details.

Trump administration ushers in changes to Obama health law

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Tom Murphy, Associated Press

The moves announced separately by the Health and Human Services Department and the IRS don't amount to sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act.

GOP must decide what to do with health law taxes

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The Congressional Budget Office says the government would lose $1.1 trillion in revenue over 10 years if the law's taxes are eliminated.

What made the ACA succeed in some states? Hint: it’s not politics

By Stephanie O'Neill, Kaiser Health News

A study out Thursday tries to set aside the politics to examine how the insurance markets function and what makes or breaks them in five specific states.