Obamacare

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…

medical Lucy Nicholson/Reuters A new report from the Census Bureau says the number of Americans without health insurance jumped for the first time since 2009, the year the Affordable Care Act popularly known as Obamacare  underwent a bruising politi…

A new article in Health Affairs shows that serious policy experts on the left and right are converging around a key theme of targeted health policy solutions with local control.Despite this, many Democratic presidential candidates argue that…

Last week, the wife of Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) went on a self-described rant on social media about her health coverage. New video: Dem congressman Joe Cunningham's wife is outraged her taxpayer-subsidized Obamacare plan doesn't pay for her therapy, thei…

John Oliver urges Democrats to get rid of the filibuster if they take control of the Senate, and the A.V. Club reports:Still, as Oliver noted, the growing call to abolish this 60-vote threshold (which, despite said fringes go-to Constitutional argument) is no…

(Bloomberg) -- Congress returns to work Monday with a heavy agenda and slim prospects of getting much done beyond the bare minimum of keeping the government funded and operating after the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces a crucial …

Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz wrested his inland California district from a Republican in 2012 and has coasted to double-digit victories the last two elections. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Voters in Californias 36th Congressional District have a novel opportunity: T…

To the Editor: Re What the Rally Playlists Say About the Candidates (news graphic, Aug. 21): The Bruce Springsteen song We Take Care of Our Own is in no way an Obamacare anthem. Though it was played at Barack Obamas re-election rallies, it was recorded in 2…