Jun 28 Enrollment in health insurance lags among Latino children By Michael Ollove, Stateline States with restrictive Medicaid rules have the lowest insurance rates. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 7:40 Biden to build on ‘Obamacare’ after Supreme Court tosses GOP lawsuit, Sec. Becerra says By PBS NewsHour The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, survived a third major legal challenge at the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday. In a 7-2 vote, the justices rejected a lawsuit brought by 18 Republican-led states that questioned the ACA’s legality over… Continue watching
Jun 17 WATCH: Pelosi calls Supreme Court ACA decision a ‘landmark victory’ By Associated Press The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact in ruling that Texas, other GOP-led states and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court. Continue reading
Jun 17 Analysis: Supreme Court declines to overturn ACA — again By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News It was the third time in nine years the court has been offered the opportunity to effectively end the health law — and the third time it has refused. Continue reading
Jun 04 Biden administration reassessing part of Georgia health plan By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Biden administration is reevaluating a plan by Georgia officials to overhaul how state residents buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Biden to expand ‘Obamacare’ by cutting health insurance costs By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama's presidency that became law 11 years ago. Continue reading
Mar 03 Solid start to enrollment for Biden’s new ‘Obamacare’ coverage offer By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden re-opened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 6:50 What impact will Biden’s executive orders have on health care? A key part of one of the executive orders signed by President Biden Thursday will reopen enrollment for the Affordable Care Act. Biden's other executive action will revoke a policy that barred funding for groups overseas that performed abortions or… Continue watching
Jan 28 WATCH: Biden opens sign-up window for uninsured in time of COVID-19 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The actions were only the first steps by Biden, who has promised to build out former President Barack Obama’s health care law to achieve a goal of coverage for all. Continue reading
Jan 27 Biden to reopen ‘Obamacare’ markets for COVID-19 relief By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity, as he promised during his campaign. Continue reading