Tax credits to help families afford insurance premium costs on ACA marketplaces will expire this month.
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Senate Filibuster Derails Dual Efforts to Prevent Massive ACA Premium Increases Read Post »
On Thursday, in a 51-48 vote, the Senate rejected a Democratic plan to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, as well as a Republican alternative that boosted a health savings account model. It is now all but certain that the credits, which began under the Biden administration, will expire at the end of the […]
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Senate Republicans Blocked Yet Another Chance to Save Obamacare Subsidies Read Post »
A private equity-owned chain aims to use the bankruptcy process to avoid obligations to residents and workers.
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Will Nursing Home Chain Be Off the Hook for Paying Injury and Death Settlements? Read Post »
Supporters marched 103 miles to Frackville, Pennsylvania, where the well-known political prisoner is incarcerated.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Supporters Demand Medical Care for Him and Aging Prisoners Read Post »
The Affordable Care Act has received 50 percent or higher approval ratings since 2019.
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ACA and Medicare for All Polls Reveal Voters Back Publicly Funded Health Care Read Post »
Even recent feeble reforms have been rolled back when Trump appointees took the reins.
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Medicare Advantage Companies Focus on Profits Over Care as Open Enrollment Ends Read Post »
The program will let AI review seniors’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward companies when they deny it.
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Venture Capital-Backed Tech Companies Will Pilot Medicare’s New AI Experiment Read Post »
Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on whether to extend tax credits for people on the health exchange.
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Poll: Most on ACA Exchange Can’t Afford Even Modest Increases in Health Costs Read Post »
In August 2022, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall made a guest appearance on a local conservative talk radio show. It was two months after the US Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade, and abortion was now illegal in Alabama. And Marshall addressed rumors that he planned to prosecute anyone helping people get abortions out […]
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Alabama’s Threats to Prosecute Abortion Helpers Read Post »
The statement comes after the GOP traded millions of Americans’ health care for more tax cuts for the rich.
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Ron Johnson Says US “Can’t Afford” $2K Checks as Trump Feasts With Billionaires Read Post »
After teasing a plan by President Donald Trump to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies—currently on track to end within weeks—the White House has indefinitely delayed the announcement under pressure from congressional Republicans, MS NOW reported on Monday. The last-minute change of plan signals the GOP’s priorities: the party has fought to cut or repeal […]
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Even Trump Wants to Extend Obamacare Tax Credits—But Republicans Stopped Him Read Post »
Back in February, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) went to great lengths to justify his decisive vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary. Cassidy, a physician and chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, demanded, among other things, that if confirmed, Kennedy would ensure the Centers for […]
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Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr. Read Post »
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