Dec 20 Watch 6:29 The GOP tax bill deals a blow to the Affordable Care Act. Here's how By PBS News Hour The sweeping tax bill passed by Congress on Wednesday extends beyond what you file with the IRS. It also affects American health care by repealing Obamacare's so-called individual mandate. John Yang learns more from Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News… Continue watching
Dec 07 As enrollment deadline looms, Americans wrestle with Affordable Care Act's uncertain future By Laura Santhanam These are just some of the millions of Americans across the country who, faced with a Dec. 15 deadline for enrollment, are confronting the imperfect realities of the Affordable Care Act and the efforts to dismantle it. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 9:28 Wanting more money for tax cuts, Republicans seek Obamacare individual mandate repeal By PBS News Hour With growing confidence that they will be able to quickly push through tax reform, Republicans are making an even bigger bet by adding the health care debate to the mix. Lawmakers have woven a repeal of the individual mandate into… Continue watching
Nov 14 Senate Republicans may use tax bill to repeal Obamacare individual mandate By Associated Press Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters on Tuesday: “We’re going to repeal the tax on poor Americans.”… Continue reading
Nov 13 Here's why states struggle to enroll people onto Obamacare this year By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline The demand nationwide appears high. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which administers the federal program, announced that 601,000 signed up on healthcare.gov during the first four days of open enrollment that began Nov. 1. Continue reading
Nov 05 Ryan says health insurance mandate part of GOP tax talks By Kevin Freking, Associated Press It would be another shot at further undermining the Affordable Care Act after repeated failures by the GOP-led Congress to repeal and replace the law, as President Donald Trump has demanded. Continue reading
Nov 02 Do you plan to enroll for health care coverage under Obamacare? Tell us your story By Laura Santhanam Is this enrollment season better, worse or the same for millions of Americans signing up for health insurance coverage? The PBS NewsHour wants to hear your story. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 5:08 What you need to know about Obamacare signups under the Trump administration By PBS News Hour It's opening day of open enrollment for the Obamacare insurance marketplaces, and under President Trump, there are significant changes in store for people shopping for health care coverage. Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News joins Lisa Desjardins to go… Continue watching
Oct 20 Uninsured Americans rises to over 12 percent amid health care fight By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The number of U.S. adults without health insurance is up nearly 3.5 million this year, as rising premiums and political turmoil over "Obamacare" undermine coverage gains that drove the nation's uninsured rate to a historic low. Continue reading
Oct 19 Could Trump inadvertently breathe life into Obamacare? By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump's attempt to shut off the subsidy for health insurance copays and deductibles would cause a different subsidy to jump up, the one for premiums. Continue reading