Republican control of the White House and Congress sets the stage for potentially seismic changes including curtailing Medicaid, weakening patient protections, and increasing premium costs for millions.
Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. Among other moves, he may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.
With the Affordable Care Act once again under fire from Republicans, a leading health care economist explains what a Republican sweep might mean for the health coverage of 45 million Americans.
A Biden administration rule allows people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA health plans and qualify for subsidies. Nineteen states are seeking to block the rule.
Federal regulators are trying to prevent bad actors from switching unknowing consumers' Obamacare coverage. Their fixes risk making enrollment so cumbersome that people won't want to sign up.
Some tax filers' returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn't even know they had.
Federal and state regulators are mulling what they can do to thwart the growing problem. Rogue health insurance brokers are switching consumers' plans without permission and collecting the commission.
The former president is reviving campaign promises to undo Obamacare, an idea that fizzled during his first time in office. Based on his record, here's what else he might do in health policy.
More than 19 million people have already signed up for health insurance through the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. And you can still enroll through Jan. 16.
If you enroll in a marketplace plan on or before Dec. 15, 2023, coverage will begin on Jan. 1, 2024. If you enroll in a plan after Dec. 16, 2023, coverage will begin on Feb. 1, 2024.
The set of health policy ideas have been GOP favorites for decades. It could mean cheaper health insurance but would undermine protections for patients in the Affordable Care Act.
With abortion increasingly restricted in many states, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), hopes to persuade Republicans to back insurance coverage for over-the-counter birth control.
Some consumers who bought health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act have had a tough start to the year: Many say it's hard to find an in-network doctor or hospital.
