Obama Says Health Law ‘Is Here To Stay’
The president says that "in many ways, the law is working better than we expected it to."
Affordable Care Act
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Having Survived Court Ruling, Insurance Markets Still Face Economic Threats
Among the challenges for these online exchanges set up by the health law are attracting more customers, keeping consumers鈥 health costs affordable and quality high, and finding enough financing.
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鈥業鈥檓 Elated 鈥 For Me And Millions Of Americans,鈥 Says Utahn With Subsidy
Those receiving subsidies express relief, jubilation at high court鈥檚 ruling.
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When Turning 65, Consumers With Marketplace Plans Need To Be Vigilant In Choosing Health Coverage
Seniors can opt to stay in their marketplace plans when they become eligible for Medicare, but most lose their access to subsidies and failing to move into Medicare promptly results in premium penalties.
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Not Expanding Medicaid Can Cost Local Taxpayers
Property owners in Dallas County, Texas, paid more than $467 million in taxes last year to Parkland Health and Hospital System, the county鈥檚 only public hospital, to provide medical care to the poor and uninsured. If Texas had expanded Medicaid, that amount would have been lower.
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Looming Decision Could Cripple Part Of N.C. Health Insurance Market
If the Supreme Court invalidates some Obamacare tax subsidies, individual health insurance marketplaces in places like North Carolina could be hurt by the remaining deluge of sick people who keep coverage -- and the higher insurance premiums their presence demands.
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Getting A Medi-Cal Card Doesn鈥檛 Always Guarantee Health Care
The problems with managed care plans, documented in a recent state audit, stem from meteoric enrollment growth and lack of oversight, experts say.
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CBO Finds 19 Million Would Become Uninsured If Health Law Is Repealed
The nonpartisan agency says the repeal favored by many Republicans would also increase the deficit between $137 billion to $353 billion over 10 years.
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How Will The Health Care Subsidies Decision Affect Everyday Americans?
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on healthcare subsidies soon. As the country awaits the decision, NewsHour interviewed people who would be personally affected by the ruling, and Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News answers their concerns.
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Paperwork Inconsistencies Causing Thousands To Lose Obamacare Subsidies
The problems are affecting consumers all over the country, say enrollment agents.
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How Four Words In Huge Health Law Divide The Supreme Court
Here鈥檚 a breakdown of the King v. Burwell arguments that challenge and support whether the health law鈥檚 tax subsidies can be used to buy insurance through the federal government鈥檚 online marketplace.
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Obamacare Ruling Could Kill Coverage For 413,000 In Georgia
No tax credit means no health insurance at all for tens of thousands of Georgians.
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Even As Obamacare Seeks To Expand Women鈥檚 Coverage, Some Still Face Key Gap
Coverage for labor and delivery for young women who are on their parents鈥 health plan is not guaranteed under key health laws.
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Is The Uninsured Rate The Lowest Ever?
President Obama touts the health law鈥檚 success in driving the uninsured rate 鈥渢o its lowest level ever.鈥 But it鈥檚 hard to prove that.
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Too Soon To Deride High Obamacare Rate Hikes
Prices for plans sold on the health law exchanges won't be final until the fall, and some of the highest rate increases may be for plans that do not have very many people enrolled in them.
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Some Insured Patients Still Skip Care Because Of High Costs
Georgia resident Renee Mitchell is generally pleased with her insurance 鈥 a silver-level Obamacare plan. But she still struggles to keep up with her part of the bills.
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Burwell Says It鈥檚 Up To States, Congress To Help Consumers If Court Strikes Down Subsidies
The HHS secretary鈥檚 remarks on Capitol Hill came as both Democrats and Republicans await a Supreme Court decision on the issue this month.
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Obama, Championing The Health Law, Says It Shows The Country 鈥榃e Want To Be鈥
As he awaits a decision from the Supreme Court on federal subsidies to help cover the cost of premiums in three dozen states, the president points to the millions who have gained insurance and decries efforts by political opponents.
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Consumers In Grandfathered Plans Can Face Higher Costs For Preventive Benefits
The plans, which were in existence when the health law was enacted in 2010 and have not changed significantly, cover about a quarter of insured workers.
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Pa., Del. Move To Maintain Health Insurance Subsidy Access
A soon-to-be-announced Supreme Court ruling could threaten health insurance subsidies for millions of people in about three dozen states. But many state officials aren't sharing contingency plans lest they be seen as supporting Obamacare.