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Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals Obamacare

Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals

President Joe Biden speaks during an anniversary event for the Affordable Care Act at the White House on March 23. (Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The Biden administration plans to push states to boost oversight of the number of doctors, hospitals, and other health providers insurers cover in Obamacare plans,…
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December 6, 2023
Gretchen Whitmer says it’s time for Michigan to etch ‘Obamacare’ into state law Obamacare

Gretchen Whitmer says it’s time for Michigan to etch ‘Obamacare’ into state law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will call on state lawmakers this week to pass legislation proactively protecting key provisions in the Affordable Care Act, including no-cost preventive services, as the nation’s health law continues to face legal challenges in federal court. Whitmer, who is in her second term and working for…
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August 28, 2023
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call on Democrats to codify ‘Obamacare’ into state law Obamacare

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call on Democrats to codify ‘Obamacare’ into state law

By: Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press Posted: 10:17 AM CDT Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 Last Modified: 10:23 AM CDT Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will call on state lawmakers this week to pass legislation proactively protecting key provisions in the Affordable Care Act,…
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August 28, 2023
Why John Podesta thinks the Inflation Reduction Act is the next Obamacare Obamacare

Why John Podesta thinks the Inflation Reduction Act is the next Obamacare

One year ago, President Joe Biden inked the largest investment in fighting climate change in United States history. That law, called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, or IRA, funnels hundreds of billions of dollars into clean-energy tax credits for power producers, rebates for electric vehicles and heat pumps, and…
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August 16, 2023
Compromise may mean continued reprieve for ‘Obamacare’ preventive care mandates Obamacare

Compromise may mean continued reprieve for ‘Obamacare’ preventive care mandates

Attorneys told a federal appeals court Friday they are close to an agreement that could temporarily maintain government requirements that health insurance plans include coverage of HIV-preventing drugs, cancer screenings and other preventive care while a court battle over the mandates plays out. An agreement could be ready to present…
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June 9, 2023
The percentage of Americans skipping medical care because of cost is back at pre-Obamacare levels Obamacare

The percentage of Americans skipping medical care because of cost is back at pre-Obamacare levels

More Americans than ever before had health insurance coverage in 2022, thanks to Medicaid’s continuous enrollment, a feature of the covid emergency. And yet at the same time, 28% of people in the US chose to skip medical care due to costs—the highest percentage since Obamacare, or Affordable Care Act,…
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May 26, 2023
Appeals court pauses ruling that could end Obamacare’s preventative care mandate Obamacare

Appeals court pauses ruling that could end Obamacare’s preventative care mandate

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court in New Orleans temporarily put on hold Monday a federal judge’s ruling striking down a part of the Affordable Care Act that requires most insurers to cover preventive care including vaccines and screenings for cancer, diabetes and HIV. Without comment, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court…
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May 16, 2023