Obamacare

(Updates with start of debate) By Tim Reid and Joseph Ax HOUSTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Leading Democratic White House contenders Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren clashed on their healthcare plans during the opening minutes of a debate on Thursday, with Biden q…

At the Democratic debate in Houston, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) clashed over the future of health care policy in the United States. “I know that the senator says shes for Bernie, well, Im for Barack. I think the Obamacar…

More than eight in 10 Democrats 84% to be precise say they view the Affordable Care Act favorably in the latest Kaiser Family Foundation tracking polls. Thats the largest share of Democrats supporting the law in the nine years the tracking poll has been condu…

The 2020 Democratic presidential debates have been dominated by Medicare-for-all. But there are a lot of other health care issues worth talking about. | Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images The Democratic debates have been dominated by Medicare-for-all.…

One of the most important and least-known provisions of Obamacare was actually the brainchild of former Senator Al Franken. When health care reform was being debated in the Senate, he offered an amendment to include something called a medical loss ratio (MLR)…

The winnowing presidential primary field is five months out from the first ballots being cast but Democrats all vying for the top of the ticket are still carving out their own paths to defeat President Donald Trump. Interested in Democratic Party? Add Democ…

American healthcare is known for two things: high quality and high costs. When people in Wyoming and across the country talk with me about their healthcare, they dont complain about the quality, but about how much they have to pay. The government estimates t…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Republican Dan Bishop narrowly defeated Democrat Dan McCready to win a North Carolina battleground district on Tuesday, holding a traditionally Republican seat in a rare do-over election following a 2018 race marred by allegations of fraud. T…

Campaign signs battle for attention during the special election between Democrat Dan McCready and Republican Dan Bishop in North Carolina. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, N.C. Voters in a North Carolina battleground district are poised to pick a new m…

Washington (AFP) - More than a million Americans rose out of poverty last year but household incomes stagnated and -- for the first time in nine years -- the share of people with no health insurance crept higher, officials reported Tuesday. The annual snapsh…