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Premiums fall again for ACA health plans
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After years of rising costs, the drop is an indication markets are stabilizing.
Some on ACA insurance plans may soon get wellness program discounts
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More than 50 million employees in America already take part in workplace wellness programs.
Democrats launch bill to bolster ACA
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Democrats' bill to bolster the Affordable Care Act aims to lower premiums.
Trump administration reverses course on ACA
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In a filing with a federal appeals court in New Orleans Monday, the Trump administration said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. It’s asking the court to affirm a December ruling by a Texas judge, who found that the repeal of financial penalties for not having insurance rendered the whole […]
Many in the health care industry already lining up to derail ‘Medicare-for-all’
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Patients may like the sound of "Medicare-for-all," but for many of the hospitals and doctors who would treat them, it's a nonstarter.
Voters in three red states approve expansion of Medicaid
Democrats won the House. Republicans secured their hold on the Senate. And there was another winner in Tuesday’s elections: Medicaid. States had the choice under the Affordable Care Act to expand it. Some did, but some conservative states chose not to. Voters in Idaho, Nebraska and Utah elected to expand Medicaid. Voters also elected Medicaid […]
Where are Affordable Care Act premiums headed?
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the Republican-controlled House voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has said the vote would increase the number of uninsured Americans by more than 20 million. Well, Obamacare is still standing, but as part of the tax overhaul, the Trump administration and congressional Republicans […]
What would happen to Obamacare if people weren’t required to buy health insurance?
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The individual mandate has been central to the Affordable Care Act.
It’s deadline for health insurers. Will they stay in Obamacare exchanges in 2018?
Today is the deadline for health insurers to fully commit — are they’re going to sell policies on the federal healthcare.gov exchange in 2018 or not? A number of insurance carriers have pulled out of several markets, saying they were losing too much money. Can insurers find their financial footing amidst so much uncertainty? Click […]
HHS documents show Obamacare marketing was working in 2016
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Under the Obama administration, health officials not only invested in an ACA media blitz, but also in measuring its efficacy, according to the former chief marketing officer for the federal health insurance exchange HealthCare.gov.

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