Affordable Care Act

Trump administration urges end to ACA as pandemic surges

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act.

WATCH: Biden speaks about health care in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

By Will Weissert, Marc Levy, Associated Press

Former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will meet with families in Lancaster, Pennsylvania June 26.

In a time of COVID-19, ‘Obamacare’ still part of the action

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The ban on insurers using preexisting conditions to deny coverage is a key part of the Obama-era law that the Trump administration still seeks to overturn.

For workers affected by coronavirus job cuts, insurance marketplaces may offer help

By Tom Murphy, Associated Press

The health insurance markets are a backbone of the Obama-era law that President Donald Trump has tried to demolish. They are now seen as a key option to help protect people from devastating medical bills while they search for another…

Supreme Court to decide fate of the Affordable Care Act

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest.

U.S. budget deficit likely to break $1 trillion in 2020 despite strong economy

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The Congressional Budget Office report follows a burst of new spending last year and the repeal in December of several taxes used to help finance the Affordable Care Act.

Court to look anew at birth control rules in health care law

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices agreed Friday to yet another case stemming from President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, this time about cost-free birth control.

AP Fact Check: Lest old distortions be forgot

By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

President Donald Trump closed out the old year by reprising a selection of his most familiar falsehoods and putting a few of his predecessor’s accomplishments in his own win column.

Democratic states appeal Obamacare ruling to Supreme Court

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

In a move that could put the Obama-era health law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states Friday asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of a recent court ruling.