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Some Health Insurers Say They’ll Be Squeezed by Obamacare Subsidy Freeze

Affordable Care Act insurers are facing a fresh round of uncertainty that could drive up premiums or push companies to stop offering coverage through the law, after the Trump administration’s latest move to cut off subsidies meant to help stabilize …

Trump Defends Killing Off Obamacare Subsidies; 18 States Sue in Uphill Battle

Eighteen U.S. states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to stop him from scrapping a key component of Obamacare, subsidies to insurers that help millions of low-income people pay medical expenses, even as Trump invited Democratic leaders to negotiate …

Court Allows Democratic AGs to Defend Obamacare Subsidies for Low-Income Insureds

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed Democratic state attorneys general to defend subsidy payments to insurance companies that are a critical part of the Obamacare healthcare law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted …

How Much Do Health Insurance Subsidies Cost Taxpayers?

Taxpayers will fork over nearly $10 billion more next year to cover double-digit premium hikes for subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law, according to a study released Thursday. The analysis from the Center for Health and Economy comes …

70% of MNsure Private Plan Shoppers Get Credits

Seventy percent of private insurance buyers this fall on Minnesota’s health insurance exchange have qualified for premium-based tax credits, a figure officials released on Dec. 9 as they brace for a rush of enrollments before the new year. The statistics …

Affordable Care Act Marketplaces Enroll 9.9 Million

About 9.9 million people got health insurance coverage through the marketplaces set up by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as of June 30, a decline from earlier in the year though still higher than the Obama administration’s target. …

President Obama ‘Optimistic’ Court Will Uphold Health Insurance Subsidies

The U.S. Supreme Court probably shouldn’t have accepted a lawsuit challenging Obamacare’s health insurance subsidies, President Barack Obama said, calling it an “easy case.” “Frankly it probably shouldn’t have even been taken up,” Obama said Monday at a news conference …

Some Insurers Seeking 10-20% Rate Hikes on Obamacare Businesss

U.S. health insurers are submitting their 2016 rate requests for Affordable Care Act policies, with some asking for big increases as they adjust to customers who’ve recently gained coverage through the marketplaces. Many of the requests, which span hundreds of …

States Have No Plans If Health Insurance Subsidies End

Millions of people could lose health insurance subsidies in the coming months if the Supreme Court sides with opponents of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. And one thing was clear last weekend as the nation’s governors gathered in Washington: …

What Will States Do If Court Kills Health Insurance Subsidies?

Five Republican state governors say they will not rescue a crucial part of Obamacare if it is struck down by the Supreme Court, underlining the prospect for a chaotic aftermath to a ruling that could force millions of Americans to …