Sep 02 States to help foot insurer tax bill for Affordable Care Act By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, it required health insurers, hospitals, device makers and pharmaceutical companies to share in the cost because they would get a windfall of new, paying customers. Continue reading
Aug 21 Obama ‘appalled’ by journalist’s beheading, but what is the world willing to do about ISIL? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama talks tough on ISIL McDonnell begins testimony in corruption trial Pryor touts support for “a law” that happens to be the Affordable Care Act The Iraq box: President Barack Obama said Wednesday the… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Health care law data discrepancies threaten coverage for 300,000 By PBS News Hour The Obama administration warned that more than 300,000 people could lose health care coverage if they can’t show proof that they are U.S. citizens or legal residents. Judy Woodruff talks to The Wall Street Journal’s Louise Radnofsky about the long-standing… Continue watching
Aug 04 Sorting out the mixed message given by health spending By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Analysts who fear health spending is accelerating got plenty of evidence in Wall Street's second-quarter results to support their thesis. But so did folks who hope spending is still under control. Continue reading
Jul 27 Why automatic renewal of 2015 health coverage may backfire By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Insurance exchange customers who opt for convenience by automatically renewing their coverage for 2015 are likely to receive dated and inaccurate financial aid amounts from the government, say industry officials, advocates and other experts. Continue reading
Jul 23 No, ‘Obamacare’ is (still) not dead By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Split decisions on health care law ‘Obamacare’ remains trip wire for Democrats David Perdue surprises with win in Georgia Senate GOP runoff Senate Democrats prep immigration proposal Split decisions: If the health care law… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Will conflicting federal health care law rulings head to the Supreme Court? By PBS News Hour The federal court of appeals based in Washington ruled that the Affordable Care Act does not allow policyholders who get insurance through the federal exchange to qualify for subsidies. A separate ruling, issued hours later by a federal appeals court… Continue watching
Jul 22 What do the health law court decisions mean for consumers? By Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News On Tuesday two U.S. appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on a subject that’s important to millions of people: the availability of subsidies to help purchase coverage under the healthcare law. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey answers some frequently asked questions about… Continue reading
Jul 22 White House pushes back after blow to health care law By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News A three-judge panel at the U.S. Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit threw the fate of an important part of the Affordable Care Act into doubt Tuesday. In a 2-1 decision in Halbig v. Burwell, the judges ruled that the… Continue reading
Jul 11 In historic move, Republican House is suing Obama By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Obama-Boehner relationship hits a new low: Over the years the rapport between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner has been described at times as “topsy-turvy,” “complicated,” and “soured.” But their relationship might have hit a new low Thursday… Continue reading