Obamacare

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…

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…

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…

“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…

The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was supposed to cut insurance premiums, reduce the uninsured population, and provide the option to keep your plan and your doctor, but it has fallen short in all these areas.  “We have 30 million Americans today that will tell you that they cannot afford…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.WASHINGTON — Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act.Taxpayer-subsidized health insurance is available for a modest cost —…