Obamacare

Donald Trumps dream of eliminating the Affordable Care Act appears closer to becoming reality after the two GOP-appointed judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in New Orleans indicated on Tuesday that they were ready to strike down the entire l…

NEW ORLEANS Federal appeals court judges expressed skepticism Tuesday that the nearly decade-old law that refashioned the nations health-care system should remain intact after Congress eliminated a tax penalty for Americans who fail to carry health insurance.…

NEW ORLEANS, July 9 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel grilled Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday about whether Obamacare violates the U.S. Constitution, as it weighs whether to uphold a Texas judges ruling striking down the landmark healthcare re…

Obamacare is facing a new legal challenge today, this time before federal judges in New Orleans. What's the story? This challenge is all about the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, or the tax penalty for those who decide not to have health insurance…

Premiums for Obamacare plans in California are expected to rise less than 1% in 2020, a mild increase that officials credit with changes the state made to its healthcare provisions. State officials announced the rate increases Tuesday ahead of a court chall…

New Orleans (CNN)One side is trying to kill Obamacare. The other is trying to save it. Lawyers from the Trump administration and a group of Republican states will square off against attorneys from a coalition of Democratic states and the House of Representat…

Good morning, NBC News readers. A panel of federal judges will weigh the fate of Obamacare today, President Donald Trump has escalated the diplomatic spat with one of America's closest allies and we have a special report on how climate change is contributing…

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The fate of former President Barack Obama's signature health care law, and its coverage and insurance protections for millions of Americans, is again being argued before a panel of judges — this time a federal appeals court in New Orleans. At issue in a hear…

Obamacare may hinge on federal court case The Affordable Care Act, which has survived two Supreme Court challenges and dozens of repeal efforts, faces another threat Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orlea…