Tag: Affordable Care Act

The Trump administration has played a part in proposed rate hikes by not committing to paying insurer subsidies called cost-sharing reduction payments that are used to cover out-of-pocket costs for low-income Obamacare customers. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Trump administration may not have Obamacare signup target

Robert King · August 30, 2017 8:44 pm

America's doctors are warming to the idea of single-payer healthcare. A new survey from consulting firm Merritt Hawkins finds that 56% of doctors support a government-run system at least somewhat, with 42 percent expressing strong support. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Beltway Confidential

Single-payer healthcare isn’t what the doctor ordered

Sally Pipes · August 30, 2017 5:20 pm

With congressional Republicans no longer holding back as much in their criticism of Trump's actions and behavior, it feels like the divide within the Republican Party is deep. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Forget Obamacare repeal and tax reform. After Trump and Tea Party, big issues are over.

Kristen Soltis Anderson · August 30, 2017 12:54 pm

Eleven states and the District of Columbia want Congress to guarantee insurer payments and establishing a permanent reinsurance fund to help insurers. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

State-run Obamacare exchanges outline fixes

Robert King · August 29, 2017 8:16 pm

Obamacare could end up being remembered as one of the greatest policy failures in modern history. Premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed, millions of people have lost their insurance and been forced to purchase a new plan (and sometimes get new healthcare providers as a result), and the policy's greatest "achievement," if you can even call it that, is getting tens of millions of people dependent on government via Medicaid. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

The Obamacare death spiral is quietly getting much worse

Justin Haskins · August 29, 2017 7:26 pm

Conservatives should strive for a system that helps create a level playing field upon which competition can take place. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Feds estimate 20.5 million more people with insurance since Obamacare became law

Robert King · August 29, 2017 3:23 pm

Government control of healthcare is reducing access

Jennifer Minjarez, Deane Waldman · August 29, 2017 12:01 am

A poll released found that 51 percent of voters supported requiring individuals to have a job to receive Medicaid benefits, while 37 percent were opposed. (iStock photo)

Poll: Half of country supports Medicaid work requirements

Robert King · August 28, 2017 8:45 pm

The Ohio Republican and the Colorado Democrat are looking to the nation's governors for support for their proposal, which they are expected to release this week. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Bipartisan duo of John Kasich, John Hickenlooper push Obamacare fix

Robert King · August 28, 2017 7:40 pm

Residents in every U.S. county are expected to have at least one insurer to buy coverage from on Obamacare's exchange when open enrollment starts in November, but several difficult decisions lie ahead for customers, particularly those who will not receive any help paying for their premiums. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Obamacare’s unsubsidized customers face higher prices and doctor changes

Kimberly Leonard · August 28, 2017 4:01 am

Heller's campaign said he isn't done trying to repeal and replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Dean Heller confronts challengers’ attacks over Obamacare repeal votes

Robert King · August 28, 2017 4:01 am

Liberals don't have to just convince Democratic leadership to get behind single-payer, they have to convince the least liberal Democratic Senators. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Beltway Confidential

Failure of Obamacare repeal shows passing single-payer would be harder than we thought

Philip Klein · August 25, 2017 3:13 pm