Republicans’ Replacement for Obamacare Taking Shape February 27, 2017 By Anna Edney, Billy House and Zachary Tracer Republican lawmakers expect that their Obamacare replacement will result in fewer Americans covered by health insurance, a fact that’s likely...
Insurers Mull Obamacare Exits as Uncertainty, Losses Mount February 16, 2017 By Zachary Tracer Another U.S. health insurer is threatening to drop out of Obamacare after posting massive financial losses related to the program,...
Obamacare Foe, Former Surgeon Price Sworn In as Health Secretary February 13, 2017 By Susan Cornwell Tom Price was sworn in as U.S. secretary of health on Friday, putting in place a determined opponent of Obamacare...
House Speaker Ryan Says Obamacare Replacement Bill to Pass This Year February 7, 2017 By Susan Cornwell The U.S. House of Representatives’ Republican leader said on Tuesday that legislation to replace former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare...
Trump: Replacing Obamacare May Not Happen Until 2018 February 6, 2017 By Zachary Tracer President Donald Trump said the process for coming up with a replacement for the Affordable Care Act could stretch into...
Health Insurers in Limbo Due to Uncertainty Around Affordable Care Act February 1, 2017 By Zachary Tracer Obamacare looks like it’s going away. Until that happens, big health insurers aren’t sure what to do with it. Republicans...
Latest Republican Proposal: Let States That Like Obamacare Keep It January 18, 2017 By Steven T. Dennis Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is making an offer to Democrats he hopes they won’t refuse: If their states like Obamacare,...
52 Million Americans Under Age 65 Have Pre-Existing Health Conditions: Kaiser December 15, 2016 A new Kaiser Family Foundation study finds that 52 million adults under 65 – or 27 percent of that population...
Insurers Lobby for Clarity as Republicans Move to Repeal Obamacare December 8, 2016 By Caroline Humer The largest lobbying group for health insurers has asked U.S. lawmakers weighing the fate of Obamacare to push back the...
Health Insurers Warm to Replacing Individual Mandate with Incentives December 7, 2016 By Zachary Tracer U.S. health insurers signaled Tuesday that they’re willing to give up a cornerstone provision of Obamacare that requires all Americans...