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ALLEN MASHBURN: Obamacare was doomed 15 years ago and it’s doomed now—it’s time to get rid of it Obamacare

ALLEN MASHBURN: Obamacare was doomed 15 years ago and it’s doomed now—it’s time to get rid of it

America's health insurance system is collapsing under the weight of a law forced through by Democrats alone 15 years ago. With enhanced subsidies expiring, millions face skyrocketing premiums in 2026—proving once again that Obamacare was doomed from the start. Democrats rammed the Affordable Care Act through Congress in 2010 under…
bubmag
December 26, 2025
Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season Obamacare

Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed gun violence in Bogalusa, Louisiana, on KALW’s Your Call on Dec. 19. Click here to hear Rayasam on Your Call. Read Rayasam’s “Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic,” co-reported with Fred Clasen-Kelly. KFF Health News rural health correspondent…
bubmag
December 20, 2025
State Exchange Directors Seeing Consumers’ Fears — In Real Time — About Obamacare Premium Hikes Obamacare

State Exchange Directors Seeing Consumers’ Fears — In Real Time — About Obamacare Premium Hikes

I’ve been checking on the progress of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season, which is happening as Congress continues to debate whether to extend the subsidies that have given consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums.  The story drew responses from readers facing large cost increases if these…
bubmag
December 19, 2025
Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs Obamacare

Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs

For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs. Concerned shoppers, wondering if there’s anything they can do, are consulting insurance brokers or talking to…
bubmag
December 18, 2025
Will Obamacare subsidies be extended? Four Republicans defy party to force House vote on ACA funding Obamacare

Will Obamacare subsidies be extended? Four Republicans defy party to force House vote on ACA funding

Republicans Obamacare : On Wednesday, four House Republicans broke with their party to sign a “discharge petition” that gives Democrats the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on a three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, set to expire for millions of Americans on December 31, as per a report. 22…
bubmag
December 17, 2025
Top House Democrat demands immediate action to extend Obamacare subsidies after four Republicans help force vote – live Obamacare

Top House Democrat demands immediate action to extend Obamacare subsidies after four Republicans help force vote – live

US struck another vessel in the Pacific The US military carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men, according to defense secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on Twitter/X, Hegseth wrote: “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a…
bubmag
December 17, 2025