Tag: obamacare

Biden Admin Finalizes Deal Preserving Obamacare Mandate for Preventative Care, for Now

The Biden administration on June 12 finalized a tentative deal under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires health insurers to cover preventative care like cancer screenings and HIV preventatives at no extra cost to patients while a legal challenge continues. The agreement was first announced on Friday and is now finalized in a filing…


After 13 Years, ‘Obamacare’ Offers Broken Promises and Costly Consequences

A review of former President Barack Obama’s health care law 13 years after its adoption shows a history of broken promises and costly consequences. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—more commonly known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare”—was signed into law by Obama on March 23, 2010. Among the many promises Obama made…


Capitol Report: TikTok Faces Bipartisan Scrutiny on Capitol Hill; 2nd Amendment Rights in Question

Is TikTok’s time up? Capitol Hill lawmakers grilled the platform CEO Thursday. He denies the company’s ties to the Chinese regime, and both Democrats and Republicans aren’t buying it. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) joins us to weigh in on the TikTok threat and President Joe Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget bill. Debates intensify over spending. Biden…


Biden Admin Touts Record 16 Million Obamacare Enrollments

More Americans are signing up for health insurance through Obamacare exchanges than ever before, the Biden administration said on Wednesday. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a record 15.9 million Americans have so far enrolled in health care plans through the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace, also known as Obamacare….


GOP House Lawmakers Criticize Biden Admin for ‘Unlawfully Expanding’ Obamacare

Two House Republicans have criticized the Biden administration for what they view as an unlawful expansion of Obamacare subsidies. “The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would unlawfully expand eligibility for taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under ObamaCare,” Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote in a letter (pdf) dated…


Managing Health Care Costs When Self-Employed

Health care spending is a major expense for many households. However, when you work for “the man,” your health care costs are often subsidized by your employer. The situation is different when you’re a business owner or self-employed. Managing health care costs when self-employed takes a little more planning. Are You Eligible for a Subsidy…


Obamacare ‘Double Whammy’ to Hit Right Before Midterms

A temporary COVID-19 relief program that aimed to lower healthcare premiums under the Affordable Care Act is slated to expire and voters would begin receiving notices just weeks before the midterms in November. Under the Biden administration-backed American Rescue Plan, a temporary program was initiated to cut monthly healthcare premiums to make it more affordable for people purchasing individual…


Expanding Obamacare Is a Costly Prescription

Commentary Last month, President Biden proposed fixing the so-called “family glitch,” a quirk in Obamacare’s text that has prevented millions of people from purchasing subsidized coverage through the exchanges. It’s only the latest attempt to gift more people taxpayer-sponsored health coverage. The result will be rising premiums, fewer coverage options, and ballooning costs for the…


Biden Moves Toward Expanding Obamacare to Eliminate the ‘Family Glitch’ in the Plan

President Joe Biden is taking steps meant to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Alongside the government health plan’s chief architect, former President Barack Obama, at the White House Tuesday, Biden announced plans to fix the “family glitch” in the ACA and signed an executive order that will “protect and strengthen…


2.8 Million People Signed up for Obamacare in Special Period, Officials Say

Some 2.8 million people signed up for health insurance during a special enrollment period, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. There are now 12.2 million people enrolled in “Obamacare,” or the Affordable Care Act, in federal and state marketplaces, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, in addition to over 82 million people enrolled…