Nov 01 7 tips for navigating Obamacare open enrollment By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News With the annual sign-up period for plans on the health law’s marketplaces starting Nov. 1, many consumers are worried about rising premiums, shrinking provider networks and the departure of major insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Humana from many exchanges. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 11:26 How Obamacare premium hikes affect politics and your wallet By PBS News Hour The new enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act is about to begin and there are some changes in both price -- double-digit percentage increases for premiums on average -- and choice. Judy Woodruff learns more from Mary Agnes Carey… Continue watching
Oct 24 Obama administration announces double-digit premium hikes for Affordable Care Act By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Healthcare premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama's health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. Continue reading
Oct 19 White House aims for 13.8 million health care sign-ups this season By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Facing new challenges to a legacy law, the Obama administration on Wednesday set its goals for the president's final health care sign-up season. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 10:09 Is this ‘syndrome’ causing American political dysfunction? By PBS News Hour Has our political system gone crazy? Jonathan Rauch thinks so. In a recent piece for the Atlantic, Rauch explores what he calls “chaos syndrome” in Washington: government stagnation, he argues, is resulting from politicians' inability to compromise, combined with constant… Continue watching
Aug 16 Aetna to pull out of most Obamacare health plans By Kulsoom Khan Health insurance provider Aetna has decided to stop participating in the Obamacare health exchange program in 11 of 15 states next year, citing financial concerns. Continue reading
Aug 12 Unexpected cost increase could complicate future Medicaid expansion By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press In a recent report to Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the cost of expansion was $6,366 per person for 2015, about 49 percent higher than previously estimated. Continue reading
Jul 11 Obama calls on lawmakers to revisit public option on health care By Josh Lederman and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for addressing unsolved problems with his signature health law, including a renewed call for a "public option" to let Americans buy insurance from the government. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 7:24 Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who beat back legal challenges to Obamacare, steps down By PBS News Hour As the Supreme Court wraps up a very busy term, there’s a familiar face who won’t be returning to argue cases before the court next fall. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, the Obama administration’s top lawyer who defended Obamacare and argued… Continue watching