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
Nov 27 Trump says he will renew push to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Continue reading
Sep 15 Texas schools and families struggle as hundreds of thousands of kids lose Medicaid coverage By Laura Santhanam Advocates say Medicaid’s unwinding has put affected families in a precarious situation, with research suggesting that many who have lost coverage were still eligible. But in Texas, where child disenrollment rates are among the nation's highest, state officials say they… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 8:36 Uninsured patients say North Carolina's Medicaid expansion is a life-changing development By John Yang, Sam Weber, Kaisha Young North Carolina is now the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The bipartisan expansion, signed into law last month, comes after a decade of Republican resistance in the state. As John Yang reports, it will be… Continue watching
Mar 31 A new ruling could chip away at the Affordable Care Act. Most in the U.S. see health care as a basic right By Laura Santhanam After more than a decade of political and legal turmoil swirling around the ACA, the vast majority of U.S. adults – eight out of 10 – say all Americans have a basic right to health care coverage, according to the… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:18 Federal judge rules against key preventative care requirements of Affordable Care Act By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris A federal judge in Texas ruled that employers can not be required to cover key preventative health care benefits under the Affordable Care Act. It jeopardizes free coverage of a wide range of preventative services for some 160 million Americans. Continue watching
Mar 30 Judge's ruling undercuts Affordable Care Act preventive screenings By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A federal judge in Texas who has previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act By Associated Press President Joe Biden delivered remarks Thursday at the White House on the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 5:02 N.C. Republican explains why he now supports Medicaid expansion after years of opposing it By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Since the Affordable Care Act was implemented more than a decade ago, 39 states have expanded Medicaid, the public insurance program that provides health coverage to low-income Americans. North Carolina is not one. One of the obstacles had been Republican… Continue watching