Tag: Affordable Care Act

About 6.5 million taxpayers paid the penalty for not having insurance in 2015, down from 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Taxpayers pay IRS $3 billion in 2015 for Obamacare penalty

Robert King · January 11, 2017 12:15 am

Customers in the individual markets will need help buying insurance, Sen. Lamar Alexander says. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Top GOP senator wants ‘rescue teams’ for customers as Obamacare is killed

Robert King · January 10, 2017 11:09 pm

Trump on Tuesday urged lawmakers to undertake take both actions "simultaneously" or "very quickly." (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Confusion in GOP after Trump’s Obamacare comments

Nicole Duran · January 10, 2017 9:22 pm

Sen. Sanders' proposal to protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security from cuts went down in a 49-49 vote Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate rejects Sanders language to protect entitlements

Robert King · January 10, 2017 9:15 pm

The prospect of repeal is "uppermost" in his mind, New York Presbyterian Healthcare System CEO Steven Corwin said. (Bloomberg File Photo)

Hospital executive concerned GOP will kill Medicaid expansion

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 10, 2017 8:38 pm

"We have to get to business. Obamacare has been a catastrophic event." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump: Replace Obamacare ‘very quickly’ or at same time as repeal

Sarah Bedford · January 10, 2017 8:29 pm

Trump Says ‘Repeal and Replace Have to Be Together’

Chris Deaton · January 10, 2017 8:00 pm

Daniel O'Day, CEO of Roche pharmaceuticals, said that any Obamacare replacement plan should continue providing coverage for low-income people. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)

Roche CEO: Keep Obamacare safety net

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 10, 2017 7:19 pm

"There is no evidence that claims costs" are growing "particularly rapidly," a new White House report says. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Obamacare marketplaces healthy, White House says

Robert King · January 10, 2017 6:26 pm

Centene CEO criticizes GOP ideas to sell insurance across state lines, turn to block grants for Medicaid. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Insurance exec casts doubt on Obamacare repeal

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 10, 2017 6:22 pm

Rep. Sanchez says she would only work with the GOP on an Obamacare replacement if it covers 20 million people, the same coverage level as Obamacare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats won’t help GOP with Obamacare replacement

Al Weaver · January 10, 2017 5:08 pm

People are signing up for Obamacare at a higher pace than last year, with more than 11.5 million individuals applying for coverage. (Bloomberg Photo)

Obamacare signups pass 11 million

Robert King · January 10, 2017 4:00 pm