Tag: Affordable Care Act

The agency accidentally leaked a copy of the draft. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

6 things to know about Trump’s health budget

Kimberly Leonard · May 22, 2017 11:19 pm

It is not uncommon for insurance companies to require a patient to try a different treatment before allowing the patient access to a medication or treatment that the doctor has prescribed.(iStock by Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Healthcare reform must end interference in the doctor-patient relationship

Lynn Julian Crisci · May 22, 2017 11:00 pm

Proposed Health and Human Services budget appears to assume passage of a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

HHS accidentally posts Trump’s proposed budget

Kimberly Leonard · May 22, 2017 9:44 pm

It's a whole heck of a lot more money than exists in California's state budget currently. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Beltway Confidential

California lawmakers discover single payer would cost twice as much as the state budget

David Freddoso · May 22, 2017 8:55 pm

The House and the Justice Department officially filed a motion asking for a 90-day delay in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, House officially punt on Obamacare payment decision

Robert King · May 22, 2017 5:22 pm

Idaho loses Obamacare insurer

Kimberly Leonard · May 22, 2017 5:10 pm

The insurance industry responded that the delay in committing to the payments for 2018 is hurting markets. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Insurers call for swift action on Obamacare payments

Robert King · May 22, 2017 4:58 pm

Schumer said the White House needs to say it will permanently make those payments. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer hits Trump for waffling over Obamacare payments

Al Weaver · May 22, 2017 4:34 pm

Blue Cross Blue Shield indicated that it would like to keep portions of Obamacare in place, while pushing for stronger mechanisms to get people to purchase coverage. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Blue Cross Blue Shield writes Obamacare repeal wish list

Kimberly Leonard · May 22, 2017 2:36 pm

"We feel payments should continue while we figure out a solution," a GOP source said. (iStock photo)

Trump administration, House GOP, in talks to maintain Obamacare subsidies

David M. Drucker · May 22, 2017 1:56 pm

The idea behind the IPAB is to restrain the growth in spending by having 15 bureaucrats decide what should and should not be covered by Medicare. (iStock photo)

Remember IPAB? It’s time for a full repeal

Tyler Houlton · May 22, 2017 4:03 am

Trump administration and the House must give a status report to a federal court on an appeal of a lawsuit over insurer subsidies, which could end the payments. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Fate of Obamacare’s exchanges could come Monday

Robert King · May 21, 2017 11:53 am