Affordable Care Act
Roberts and Kavanaugh Express Skepticism About Striking Down Obamacare
Chief Justice John Roberts noted that some Republican lawmakers may have wanted the Supreme Court to strike down the law, "but that's not our job."
Can Biden Unify the Country? California v. Texas Says It All
The president-elect ran his winning campaign on the promise to bring America together, but our constitutional structure—and a right-wing Supreme Court—may stand in his way.
We're Young Adults. The Affordable Care Act Matters to Us, Too
The Supreme Court challenge to the ACA supported by the Trump administration and Republican-led states puts our generation's health in jeopardy.
Joe Biden Says Barrett Supreme Court Confirmation Threatens ACA
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court, approved 52 to 48 in a Senate vote.
We Are Doctors. Trump and Barrett Threaten to Put Politics Over Patients
It is alarming to watch Republicans in Congress support an attack on Americans' health care during the worst public health crisis in modern history.
Lincoln Project Takes Aim at Trump's Alleged Failure to Provide Health Care
President Donald Trump has been speaking about his health care plan for years but has yet to unveil it to the American public.
Trump Admits He Hopes Top Court Will End Obamacare in Leaked Interview
"It will be so good if they end it," Trump said about the Affordable Care Act during his recent interview with "60 Minutes."
Lindsey Graham's Dem Challenger Accuses Senator Of Taking Away Health Care
"Over 1000 new COVID cases were reported in South Carolina yesterday. And @LindseyGrahamSC is still trying to take your healthcare away," Harrison tweeted on Friday.
Ending Obamacare Won't Eliminate Insurance
The right decision on the Affordable Care Act will help Americans fix what's broken in our health care system and lead to enacting real reforms that put patients in charge of their own health.
Republican Lindsey Graham Says Biden Has 'Good Chance of Winning' Election
"Y'all have a good chance of winning the White House," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham to Democrats on Thursday.
With Confirmation All But Certain, Democrats Pound Health Care in Hearings
Health care and the uncertain future of a federal law that mandates coverage for preexisting conditions and other protections is again being thrust into the forefront of the nation's political debate with fewer than three weeks left in the presidential campaign.
Dem Senators Pressing Barrett to Protect Obamacare Wanted Medicare for All
Six of the 10 Democratic senators of the Senate Judiciary Committee's minority members have pushed for Medicare for All over Obamacare.
Democratic Governors Are the Last Line of Defense on Affordable Care Act
During the past eight months, of the pandemic, the nation has seen the difference a Democratic governor can make. This difference will become all the more crucial with a conservative Supreme Court.
GOP Senator Ridicules Idea Barrett Is 'on a Mission From God' to End ACA
"It is unfair for my colleagues to suggest...that if you're put on the United States Supreme Court you will be on a mission from God to deny health care coverage for pre-existing conditions for every American," Senator John Kennedy told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Even in a Pandemic, Republicans Want to Take Americans' Health Insurance
The Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act that could leave nearly 30 million Americans uninsured.
Texas GOP Demand Resignation of AG Paxton, Who Leads Anti-Obamacare Suit
A letter obtained by the Austin American-Statesman last week revealed seven senior officials in Paxton's office calling for federal law enforcement to "investigate allegations of improper influence, abuse of office, bribery and other potential crimes" committed by their own boss.
Vulnerable Republicans side with Schumer in show vote to protect Obamacare
Despite the bipartisan support and a 51-43 vote, the motion failed. Sixty votes were required to pass the measure.
Supreme Court Will Make Being a Woman a Pre-Existing Condition, Pelosi Says
The House Speaker said the president has only one goal for rushing Amy Coney Barrett onto the Supreme Court: to abolish the Affordable Care Act, starting with November 10 oral arguments over the health law.
What Amy Coney Barrett Has Said About ACA
Possible implications for the Affordable Care Act are being scrutinized as President Donald Trump seeks to get a justice of his choosing to the Supreme Court.
Democrats Target Trump's Health Care Weakness in SCOTUS Fight, Warn on ACA
The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, could face being eliminated by the Supreme Court, with Democrats suggesting another Trump-picked justice makes this more likely.
'Figure it Out': Tillis Staffer to Woman Who Can't Afford Health Insurance
Bev Veals, a three-time cancer survivor from Carolina Beach, recorded her call with a member of North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis' Washington, D.C., staff after she grew upset with his apparent lack of empathy.
Is the Economy Finally Showing Real Signs of Life? Maybe.
New, more positive unemployment numbers; searching for Trump's health care plan; and the future of retail—we think.
Kamala Harris Rebukes Supreme Court for 'Shameful' Birth Control Decision
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday employers can deny employees no-cost birth control coverage if they object to the Affordable Care Act policy on religious grounds.
Trump Admin Won't Announce ACA Replacement Plan Before Supreme Court Ruling
The administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare.
$175 Billion Fund for Hospitals Treating COVID-19 Could Bail Out Big Chains
Coronavirus relief packages set aside $175 billion for a health care provider relief fund for hospitals treating the most vulnerable coronavirus patients, but experts told Newsweek the money likely will go to large hospital systems instead.
Bernie Sanders Dropped Out—So Is Medicare For All Dead?
Democratic voters across the country largely rejected the candidates pushing for universal health care in the primary race.
Who Should Doctors Save? Inside the Debate Over Rationing Coronavirus Care
There's no agreement about what factors to consider. Alabama guidelines would exclude patients with severe mental retardation. New York policy is to maximize the number of lives saved—meaning a 90-year-old patient would get the same priority as a 20-year-old.
Giving Birth in America Is Getting Even More Expensive: Costs 'Staggering'
"I was also astonished that the average costs were so high," Dr. Michelle H. Moniz of the University of Michigan told Newsweek.
Illinois Will Require Insurers to Cover Diagnostic Mammograms in 2020
Researchers with IBM Watson Health published a study in 2018 finding that, nationwide, patients pay on average $349 in out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic mammograms.
New ACA Rule Requires Insurers to Bill Separately for Abortion Coverage
A new rule for the Affordable Care Act would require insurance companies to bill separately for abortion coverage while placing regular premiums on another bill.