Health Insurance News The 2024 Stakes On Health Care

Federal government shut down after health care clash. In Idaho, stakes are high.

Right now, Bob McMichael and his wife only pay $50 a month for their health insurance premium. That’s deeply subsidized by tax credits Congress created in 2021. But a couple weeks ago, they got a ... Read More

Is Trump's idea to pay Americans directly for health care possible?

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump suggested subsidies the federal government pays to insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should instead go directly to Americans. "I am ... Read More

Senate Republicans face states' health care concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff

WASHINGTON — A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown standoff that ... Read More

Fox News Host Confronts Republican on Concerns Obamacare Under Threat

Fox News host Shannon Bream confronted Representative Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, on Fox News Sunday about concerns that Obamacare is under threat, however the congresswoman assured ... Read More

BCBSM CEO pens op-ed: Health care costs are rising. We need to reform the system.

The affordability of health insurance is severely strained right now, with premium increases in the double digits being passed along to many Michiganders for the past several years in a row. Tackling ... Read More

Schumer: Trump, GOP leaders are ‘divided’ over health insurance subsidies in funding bill

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said a rift is emerging between President Trump and GOP leaders in Congress about whether to use a short-term government funding bill to prevent health ... Read More

Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown

Hours into the federal government shutdown, Julio Fuentes stood steps from the U.S. Capitol to deliver an urgent message about the Hispanic voting bloc that helped the GOP swoop into power last year. Read More

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year. Who are they, and what will happen if the subsidies are allowed to expire? These subsidies, known as ... Read More