Health CareNews
The Obamacare Alternative More Americans Are Turning To
Deirdre Folley is one of more than 600,000 people nationwide who is considered uninsured. Yet when her daughter suffered a hairline fracture in her leg,… Read More
Health CareNews
Consumers in 17 States Face Double-Digit Rate Hikes Under Obamacare
Consumers in 19 states will see increases to their health insurance rates, most in the double digits, for 2017, according to publicly available data filed with… Read More
Health CareNews
5 States, Nearly 700 Counties Don’t See ‘Choice and Competition’ Promised by Obamacare
Five states will be down to just one health insurer on the Obamacare marketplace next year, and consumers in 664 counties are projected to face… Read More
Health CareNews
Her Health Plan Was $257 a Month. Now Her Obamacare Plan Could Be $650 a Month.
Ask 68-year-old Gavin Braithwaite how he feels about the amount he and his wife, Louellen, are expecting to pay for health insurance next year, and… Read More
PoliticsNews
AARP’s Retreat From Conservative Forum Part of ‘Great Silencing’
The decision by the seniors group AARP to drop its membership in an influential legislative reform coalition is the latest example of the left’s successful pressure… Read More
Health CareCommentary
3 Reasons Why Obamacare Is Bad for Millennials
For many millennials, the fear of entering the “real world” is looming. We are preparing to face the financial challenges, often feeling like we are… Read More
Health CareNews
Anthem to Federal Government: Approve Merger and We’ll Expand to More Obamacare Exchanges
Despite projections that it’s losing money this year, Anthem offered to expand its business on Obamacare’s exchanges in nine states if the federal government allows… Read More
Health CareNews
This Insurer Used to Make Money on Obamacare Plans. Now It’s Losing Money
One of the country’s largest insurance companies is now expected to lose money this year after emerging as one of the few insurers that made… Read More
SocietyNews
White House Ducks Democrats’ Platform Demand for Taxpayer-Funded Abortion
Although Barack Obama has been staunchly pro-choice during his presidency, the White House this week cited a “longstanding view” that doesn’t support federal taxpayer funding… Read More
Health CareNews
16 Obamacare Co-Ops Collapsed. Here’s How the Rest Are Faring.
Since Obamacare’s rollout in the fall of 2013, 16 co-ops that launched with money from the federal government have collapsed. The co-ops, or consumer operated… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What’s Behind Obama’s Obsession With the Public Option
President Barack Obama is calling for the resurrection of his failed “public option” ( a “Medicare-like” plan) to compete directly against private health plans in… Read More
Health CareNews
The 16th Obamacare Co-Op Has Collapsed. Here’s How Much Each Failed Co-Op Got in Taxpayer-Funded Loans.
Update: Illinois’ Land of Lincoln Health announced Tuesday it will be closing its doors. The co-op became the 16th of 23 co-ops launched under Obamacare… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare’s 14th Co-Op Is Closing Its Doors, and at Least 2 More Could Close Soon
Another Obamacare co-op, Connecticut’s HealthyCT, is closing its doors, and at least two most could follow suit as the nonprofit insurers decide whether they will… Read More
Health CareNews
Middle-Class Minnesotans Will Soon Have Fewer Health Care Choices Because of Obamacare
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota members with individual and family insurance plans face major shifts in their policies in the coming year, after the insurer… 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 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 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
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
LawAnalysis
Obama Administration Loses Key Obamacare Case
A federal district court in Washington, D.C., ruled Thursday in favor of the U.S. House of Representatives’ challenge to the Obama administration’s implementation of part… 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 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 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
