Health News ‘obamacare’ Enrollment Opens, As Republicans Threaten The Health Insurance Program Used By Millions

House GOP unveils narrow health care package with key deadline looming

House Republicans unveiled a narrow health care package on Friday that does not extend soon-to-expire enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — the latest sign that Congress is unlikely to avert ... Read More

Obamacare Changed the Politics of Health Care

It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away. Read More

Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

The Senate failed to get anywhere on health care this week. Now it’s the House’s turn. Speaker Mike Johnson late Friday released a package of proposal to address growing health care costs. Read More

Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies

Initial new federal data shows the number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026 is moderately higher than it was at a similar time last year. Read More

'Obamacare' enrollment opens as Republicans threaten the health insurance program

WASHINGTON — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025, days before a presidential election that could threaten ... Read More

For Republicans, Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Health Care Is a Problem

The prospect of soaring health care costs could exacerbate Americans’ feelings about affordability, an issue that President Trump has tried to downplay. But Democrats plan to keep the issue front and ... Read More

House GOP offers health care bill without Obamacare subsidies

House Republicans offer health care bill without extending Obamacare subsidies but Democrats oppose the proposal. Read More

Obamacare Premiums Skyrocket As Gov't Shutdown Drags Into Open Enrollment

Millions of Americans are bracing for skyrocketing health insurance premiums for Affordable Care Act plans when enhanced federal subsidies expire at the end of 2025. The Trump administration released ... Read More

Americans Googling Obamacare Are Finding “Junk Insurance” Instead

Over the next few weeks, millions of Americans will shop for health insurance online. Many will find comprehensive plans through Affordable Care Act marketplaces like HealthCare.gov. Others will be ... Read More

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Trump Almost Unveils a Health Plan

Just weeks before some tax credits for Affordable Care Act premiums expire, the Trump administration floated a plan to extend the enhanced aid — but it was met with immediate GOP pushback. Meanwhile, ... Read More

As health insurance bills rise, Republicans are still seeking an Obamacare alternative

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson says he still has “PTSD” from the GOP’s failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act during President Donald Trump’s first term. Now, the party ... Read More