Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that the Senate tax bill will include language to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate, which could make it tougher for moderate Republicans to support. Conservatives led by GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Rand Paul (Ky.) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) pushed hard to include the provision, which would eliminate […]
Insurers, Providers Warn of ‘Serious Consequences’ if Individual Mandate Is Repealed…
How a Pickup Basketball Game Landed This Man At Odds with the Obama Admin…
A botched rebound during a pickup basketball game changed the trajectory of Dr. Dana Kuhn’s life forever, sparking a nearly three-decade-long campaign to help people pay for health care that would otherwise leave them financially destitute. His mission to provide at-need individuals and families relief has landed him at odds with the highest government health […]
Premiums for Most Popular ObamaCare Plans to Rise 34 Percent…
Premiums for the most popular ObamaCare plans are rising by an average of 34 percent in 2018 in states that use Healthcare.gov, according to a new independent analysis. The study released Wednesday by consulting firm Avalere Health said the premium increases in “silver” plans are being driven primarily by marketplace instability amid uncertainty over the […]
Trump Administration Ending Key Obamacare Cost-Sharing Subsidies…
The Trump administration will end key cost-sharing subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, as President Trump looks for ways to dismantle his predecessor’s signature law without the help of Congress. The White House announced the major change to the health care market late Thursday night in a statement. The cost-sharing reduction payments, paid to insurers, […]
Trump Has Law on His Side…
Epic Legal Battles Shaping Up…
Excellent Breakdown of Trump Executive Order to Promote Healthcare Choices and Options…
President Trump has been working on an alternative regulatory policy initiative to workaround the lack of congressional action on healthcare. Today President Trump unveils the MAGA healthcare initiative that allows HHS to permit groups of people to form “Health Associations” and seek competitive health insurance options across state lines.
Health Insurers in Florida Request Premium Hikes As High As 71%…
Obamacare plan premiums may increase an average of 45 percent in Florida next year due to health care insurers rate hike requests, according to Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation. There are six insurers in Florida selling plans on and off the exchanges in 2018 including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Celtic Insurance Company, Florida Health […]
Beware of the ObamaCare Bailout…
For seven years Republicans have solemnly promised to abolish the financially crumbling ObamaCare law. But now that they have struck out, many in the GOP are working behind closed doors to bail out the very program they say they hate. If they moderate wing of the party prevails and rescues the ObamaCare entitlement, the law […]