Oct 22 Watch 5:43 Why millions of Americans are facing a spike in health care costs By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Millions of Americans are bracing themselves for a significant hike in their 2026 health insurance premiums without the subsidies at the center of the government shutdown battle. It comes as insurance costs are rising significantly throughout the country. A KFF… Continue watching
Oct 21 Most Americans are concerned about rising health care costs, AP-NORC poll finds By Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Federal policies have left millions of people at risk of skyrocketing health insurance premiums or of losing their health insurance altogether. Continue reading
Oct 16 Health care subsidies are at the heart of the shutdown fight. Here's who loses if they expire By Ali Swenson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 25 Health insurance prices are likely to rise next year, experts say By Tom Murphy, Associated Press Price changes could be especially stark in individual coverage marketplaces, where insurers also are predicting the end of some government support that helps people buy coverage. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court upholds key part of Affordable Care Act's free preventive health care requirements By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s free preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 5:36 How Republicans' massive budget bill impacts the Affordable Care Act By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas 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… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 5:30 Supreme Court hears case challenging free preventive care coverage By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz 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… Continue watching
Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears likely to uphold ACA's preventive care coverage mandate By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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