Obamacare

To keep health insurance solvent, the pool of covered people needs to include the well and the sick.

GOP Health Insurance Alternatives May Wind Up Using Penalties Like The Mandate

11:32am November 15, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Republicans dislike the health law's requirement to have insurance or pay a fine. But if they want to keep the ban on preexisting conditions, they need to find a way to make customers purchase a plan.

In the wake of the Trump election and in anticipation of a rollback of Obamacare, young women have taken to social media to urge each other to get long-acting contraceptives while they're still free.

Women Rush To Get Long-Acting Birth Control After Trump Wins

5:02pm November 11, 2016

by Erin Ross

Women lit up social media with warnings that birth control may become harder to get under a Trump administration. Gynecologists and Planned Parenthood centers say they're getting more calls.

If the Trump administration decides to drop an appeal of a legal setback involving Obamacare subsidies, the insurance exchanges could be hobbled.

How A President Trump Could Derail Obamacare By Dropping Legal Appeal

1:54pm November 09, 2016

by Julie Rovner

After he takes office, Trump could cut off funding for insurers' discounts to many health exchange customers by abandoning the executive branch's appeal of a 2014 lawsuit brought by House Republicans.

What Happens To Obamacare In A Trump Administration?

11:12am November 09, 2016

While Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency, he repeatedly said he would get rid of the Affordable Care Act. What will happen to Obamacare? Also, we monitor how financial markets are doing.

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HealthCare.gov has already begun showcasing health plans and prices for 2017.

Hunting For A Health Plan? Bronze May Be Your Best Value

11:31am November 03, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

The lower premiums that come with bronze plans, plus Obamacare's caps on out-of-pocket spending, can make these plans the best deal for people who have very few medical expenses — or very many.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both proposing fixes to the American health care system.

Platform Check: Trump And Clinton On Health Care

5:26pm November 02, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The candidates diverge sharply on Obamacare but both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump see opportunities to improve health care through the tax code.

Trump Pushes Health Care, Clinton Scandals Despite His Own Looming Court Dates

6:06pm November 01, 2016

by Lauren Hodges

Donald Trump again vows to repeal and replace Obamacare, this time in a policy-laden speech following several days of gleefully endorsing the FBI director's controversial letter to Congress.

Shopping For Obamacare Opens To Mixed Reviews From Consumers

4:40pm November 01, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

Conversations with two people show how the cost of insurance through the Affordable Care Act varies widely, because subsidies and deductibles available are based on individual circumstances.

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Rates Up 22 Percent For Obamacare Plans, But Subsidies Rise, Too

9:30am October 25, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The premiums on benchmark plans are increasing by an average of 22 percent in 2017, the government says, but more than 70 percent of people can get one for less than $75 a month after subsidies.

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell at a Senate hearing in 2014. "We expect this to be a transition period for the marketplace," she told reporters Wednesday. "Issuers are adjusting their prices, bringing them in line with actual data on

Fall Enrollment Efforts Could Be Pivotal For Federal Health Law

8:34pm October 19, 2016

by Mary Agnes Carey

Federal health officials expect the number of people who buy health plans on state and federal exchanges to grow by 1 million people for 2017, though premiums are going up, too.