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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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December 17, 2025
Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidies Obamacare

Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidies

In a major setback for Mike Johnson and the House GOP, four Republicans have joined with the Democrats to sign a petition forcing a vote on legislation that will extend for three years premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act healthcare plans. The rebellion underscores the nervousness among Republicans over…
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December 17, 2025
WATCH: Doctor-lawmaker blames Obamacare for driving health costs higher Obamacare

WATCH: Doctor-lawmaker blames Obamacare for driving health costs higher

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A doctor-turned-House Republican is arguing that there is a direct link between the Affordable Care Act (ACA), colloquially known as Obamacare, and the increasing cost of healthcare putting a strain on Americans' wallets. "They removed choice by patients by limiting and prohibiting…
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December 17, 2025