Obamacare

A worker arrives at the Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. October 1, 2013. (James Lawler Duggan/Reuters) The new rule defines “sex” to mean biological sex for the purposes of Obamacare’s nondiscrimination policy. The Department of Health and Human Services has just announced a rule undoing an Obama-administration…

The House will vote the week of June 29 on a bill aimed at improving the Affordable Care Act (ACA), House Majority Leader Steny HoyerSteny Hamilton HoyerTrump to host 4th of July event despite pleas from lawmakers to cancel The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Trump under…

The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, is expected to be decided sometime in mid-2021 when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the law’s “individual mandate” provision after hearing arguments later this year.Supporters of the ACA have said that if the health care…

Jimmy Kimmel has a way of explaining things for people who think of themselves as "not political." His explanation of the health care debate in 2017 (right after his son was born with critical health issues) helped define public opinion when Republicans wanted to take away Obamacare. Tuesday night he…

US president Donald Trump said in 2014 that riots would make America "great": REUTERSIn damning comments made on television in 2014, Donald Trump told Fox News that “total hell” would make America “great” again.The then TV host made an appearance on Fox & Friends in February 2014 to condemn Obamacare…

The Independent employs over 100 journalists around the world to bring you news you can trust. Please consider a contribution or subscription. In damning comments made on television in 2014, Donald Trump told Fox News that “total hell” would make America “great” again. The then TV host made an appearance…

“With all thy getting, get understanding." In this episode of What’s Ahead, I examine whether our internal crises—the Covid-19 economic lockdown and now the turmoil engulfing our cities—threaten our technological ascendency vis-à-vis China, whose universities are turning out many more STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) graduates than our own…

It’s 2009 again, or feels like it. That was when spontaneous, grassroots protests against overweening government sprang up and were widely derided in the media as dangerous and wrong-headed. The protesters then were inveighing against Obamacare; the protestors now are striking out against the coronavirus lockdowns. The anti-lockdown agitation shows…

(CNN)For millions of newly jobless Americans who have lost their health insurance, the clock is ticking to get coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanges.Most people in this situation have only 60 days to sign up for policies through a special enrollment period once their employer-sponsored coverage ends. They can…

Why is private health insurance not working the way we want it to? Getty One of the hallmarks of the American economic system is our commitment to the idea of competition. We believe in it so sincerely that we even have anti-trust laws with criminal penalties for violators who try…