Health insurance premiums poised to spike over drug costs, tariff threats
In explaining the rising prices, insurers and employers point to two recent factors: the tariffs on pharmaceutical imports and the high cost of new obesity treatments.
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Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
The boost in enrollment for the insurance marketplace comes as the number of uninsured people is at an all-time low. Just 8% of those in the United States remain without coverage.
Anthem jumps back into Indiana ACA marketplace three years after departing
The Indianapolis-based insurer, which left the program in 2018 after racking up huge losses, is jumping back in under a partnership with three hospital systems covering 45 of Indiana’s 92 counties.
Obamacare survives: Supreme Court dismisses third challenge to Affordable Care Act
The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact in ruling that Texas, other GOP-led states and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court.
COVID-19 relief bill could deliver big health insurance savings for many
Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.
More than 200,000 sign up for ACA health plan during extended period
The additional signups came during the first two weeks of an extended enrollment period ordered by President Joe Biden to help more people find insurance amid the economic ripple effects caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Obamacare sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid
HealthCare.gov’s market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led Congress seeks a boost in financial help that could cut premiums by double digits.
Supreme Court appears likely to leave Obamacare law in place
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, among the conservative justices, appeared in two hours of arguments to be unwilling to strike down the entire law.
Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of Obamacare
What’s at stake has real-world consequences for just about every American, as well as the health care industry, a major source of jobs and tax revenues.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare
In the brief, Solicitor General Noel Francisco argued that all of the Affordable Care Act should be struck down because one of its core provisions, the individual mandate, is unconstitutional, rendering the rest of the law invalid as well.
High court rules insurers can collect $12B under health care law
Insurers are entitled to the money under a provision of the “Obamacare” health law that promised the companies a financial cushion for losses they might incur by selling coverage to people in the marketplaces created by the health care law, the Supreme Court said by an 8-1 vote.
Supreme Court to decide fate of Obamacare
The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest.
Court: Part of Obamacare invalid, more review needed
A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down Obamacare’s now-toothless requirement that Americans carry health insurance, but sidestepped a ruling on the law’s overall constitutionality. The decision means the law remains in effect for now.
Obamacare offers Hoosiers fewer choices, higher prices
From a look at the numbers, Indiana is not a great place to buy health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
More choices, stable premiums expected for Obamacare next year
Nationally, consumers will have more health insurance choices next year under Obamacare, and premiums will dip slightly for many customers. In Indiana, however, premiums are expected to rise more than 10 percent.
House Democrats, GOP unite to repeal Obamacare ‘Cadillac’ tax
House Democrats and Republicans joined in a rare show of unity Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly to repeal an unpopular tax on generous health insurance that’s a symbol of former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law.
New rule will make hospitals list prices, but what patients pay could differ greatly
Starting Jan. 1, every U.S. hospital will be required to post standard charges online for every item and service they provide, from bandages and drugs to operating rooms and organ transplants.
Trump health chief: Premiums to drop for popular ACA plan
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said premiums for a so-called "benchmark" silver plan will drop by 2 percent in the 39 states served by the federal HealthCare.gov website.
No immediate ruling in GOP’s latest Obamacare lawsuit
The latest push to scrap the Affordable Care Act once and for all pressed ahead Wednesday as Republican-controlled states asked a federal judge to finish what Congress started last year.
Trump administration slashes Obamacare sign-up assistance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday announced steep funding cuts for sign-up assistance through state-based programs called “navigators.”