Health CareNews
Obama Pushes Congress on Zika Money, but Questions Loom on Administration’s Response
Even as Congress seems to be moving closer to a resolution on funding a means to stop the spread of the Zika virus, the Obama… Read More
Health CareCommentary
5 Key Health Care Proposals From House Republican Plan
House Republicans released their taskforce report on health care on Wednesday. The 37-page document offers a vision for health care that is in sharp contrast to… Read More
Health CareNews
Paul Ryan, House GOP Offer Plan to Repeal, Replace Obamacare
After more than six years of Republican pledges to repeal and replace Obamacare, House Speaker Paul Ryan today rolled out a plan to deliver on… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama Administration Coy on Expanding Obamacare to California Illegal Immigrants
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to expand Obamacare to cover illegal immigrants, but now it’s up to the Obama administration to determine if… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How the Insurance Market Is Responding to Obamacare
I split my time pretty evenly between Washington, D.C., and my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. In D.C., if you want to get your fix… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
The House Is Improving Medicare, and the Senate Can Make It Even Better
The House of Representatives has passed a short, but significant, 31-page Medicare bill, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273). The House measure would improve… Read More
Health CareNews
California Could Become the First State to Expand Coverage to Illegal Immigrants Under Obamacare
California state lawmakers are one step closer to expanding coverage under Obamacare to illegal immigrants, sending a bill to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk that would… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare’s 13th Co-Op Is Closing. Why More Could Follow.
Obamacare’s 13th co-op announced it’s closing ahead of the 2017 open enrollment period, and more of the nonprofit insurers could follow suit in the coming… Read More
Health CareNews
Under Obamacare, Small Business Owner Forced to Get Rid of Health Care Benefits or Face Fine Up to $500K
When Maryland business owner Thomas Kunkel first learned about the Affordable Care Act, he was excited about the prospect of the new health care law…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
Obama’s Latest Executive Overreach Is in Medicare
The Obama administration has proposed regulatory changes in payment for Medicare Part B drugs. They’re looking to impose a broad, multi-year change through a demonstration… Read More
Health CareNews
Why Obamacare Customers in Some States Might See Higher Rates in 2017
As insurance companies begin submitting their rates for health care coverage next year, consumers are seeing changes in the number of insurers selling plans on… Read More
Health CareNews
Why HHS Says It Doesn’t Want to Spend Anti-Ebola Funds to Fight Zika
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unspent money left over from the fight in 2013 against the Ebola epidemic overseas. But HHS… Read More
Health CareNews
How November’s Elections Could Impact the House’s Obamacare Lawsuit
A federal judge delivered a blow to the Obama administration and the president’s signature health care law Thursday in a lawsuit mounted by the House… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Congress Mysteriously Became a ‘Small Business’ to Qualify for Obamacare Subsidies
It seems that federal officials have worked overtime to undermine public trust. Benghazi, the IRS abuses, the “fast and furious” gun-running fiasco, the solar power… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
MACRA Implementation Should Reflect the Original Intent of the Legislation
On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule regarding the implementation of the provisions outlined in the… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama Administration Paves Way for States to Bail Out Remaining Obamacare Co-Ops
The Obama administration is changing its rules for the remaining 11 co-ops started under Obamacare to now allow them to more easily attract outside investors,… Read More
Health CareNews
Another Major Insurer May Leave Obamacare’s Exchanges
Another major insurer announced it is considering leaving some of Obamacare’s exchanges after losing money and customers. In financial reports released Monday, Humana said that… Read More
Health CareNews
House Republicans Want to Deploy Ebola Funding to Beat Zika Virus
Summer is coming and with it swarms of mosquitos that could transmit the Zika virus, which is linked to serious neurological defects in newborns. But… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
An Insurance Exodus From Obamacare Could Come in 2017
UnitedHealthcare’s decision to not offer Affordable Care Act exchange plans next year in “at least 26 of the 34 states where it sold 2016 coverage”… Read More
Health CareNews
California Looks to Cover Illegal Immigrants Under Obamacare
In an unprecedented move, California legislators look to extend Obamacare health coverage to the state’s estimated 2.6 million illegal immigrant population. If passed and signed… Read More
Health CareNews
For This CEO, the Health Care Debate Is Personal
Why did the president and CEO of the Game Show Network get involved in the debate over America’s broken health care system? In an interview… Read More
Health CareNews
How UnitedHealthcare’s Exit From Obamacare Exchanges Will Impact Consumers
In the wake of UnitedHealthcare’s decision to exit Obamacare’s marketplaces in 2017, consumers purchasing coverage on the exchanges may have fewer choices and less competition…. Read More
Health CareNews
Health Care Giant Abandons ‘Higher-Risk’ Obamacare Exchanges
Health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group opted out of most Obamacare health exchanges on Tuesday after a review of its first-quarter earnings suggested the exchanges would… Read More
Health CareNews
‘Stop Cheating Taxpayers:’ Ben Sasse Introduces Bill Requiring Obamacare Program to Reimburse Treasury
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., introduced a bill Thursday that would force the Obama administration to deposit $5 billion in the Treasury by 2017 as required… Read More
Health CareNews
Beyond Obamacare: Colorado Considers Single-Payer Model
As Republican policymakers nationwide continue debating ways to replace Obamacare with patient-centered solutions, a Colorado group has landed a plan implementing a single-payer model of… Read More
Health CareCommentary
4 Facts That Prove Obamacare Isn’t Aging Well
Millions of Americans are faced with rising healthcare costs and higher taxes, unstable and expensive health insurance exchanges, mountains of red tape, and arrogant bureaucratic… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Competition in Obamacare Exchanges Declined in 2016
On Oct. 1, 2013, President Barack Obama lauded the opening of the Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance exchanges and claimed, “You’ll find more choices, more… Read More
Health CareCommentary
3 Ways Obamacare’s Insurance Regulations Could Cost You
The price tag for the Affordable Care Act includes not only the additional tax dollars spent on expanding Medicaid and providing new subsidies for exchange… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A Legacy of Broken Promises: Obamacare Turns 6
Obamacare, a partisan product full of broken promises, is six years old. Burdened by mounting problems, it’s not mellowing with age. Notwithstanding the president’s notorious… Read More
Health CareNews
In 5 Charts, How Obamacare Has Worked the Past 6 Years
Six years ago Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Since then, Americans have seen their premiums increase,… Read More
