Affordable Care Act

Health & Safety

Obamacare Must 'Fall,' Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court

1:48pm June 26, 2020

by Mark Katkov

Later this year, the high court will hear a case that seeks to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. In a court filing Thursday, the Trump administration fully supported the move.

Roger Severino, who directs the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, has long argued that "sex discrimination" protections in the Affordable Care Act aren't meant to encompass protections for transgender people.

Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration

8:35pm June 12, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.

Doctors should start screening all women and girls for anxiety, according a prominent women's health group.

Health & Safety

All Women Should Be Screened For Anxiety Disorders, Health Group Says

2:52pm June 11, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Women suffer from anxiety at nearly twice the rate of men, and a coalition of women's health groups says all teenage girls and women should be screened.

A patient with suspected COVID-19 arrives at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn in early April. Even as the risk of big medical bills climbs, many Americans are losing their jobs and health insurance right now.

Coronavirus Reset: How To Get Health Insurance Now

5:47pm May 13, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

At least 27 million Americans who lost their jobs in recent weeks also lost their health insurance, a new report finds. Others lacked a health plan even before COVID-19 hit. Here's how to find help.

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As millions of Americans have lost their jobs, Congress is trying to figure out what to do to help those who have also lost their health insurance.

Coronavirus Conundrum: How To Cover Millions Who Lost Their Jobs And Health Insurance

9:24am May 04, 2020

Over 9 million Americans have lost both their job and health coverage. To help them, COBRA is an option, but it could cost buyers more than if subsidies were increased for Affordable Care Act plans.

Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D., assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Public Health Service, speaks during one of the daily briefings on COVID-19 last week.

National

Public Health Service Poised To Create A Ready Reserve To Fight The Coronavirus

5:00am April 15, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

The U.S. Public Health Service has won congressional authorization for a ready reserve of doctors and nurses to deploy across the country.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden at a press conference in Wilmington, Del., in mid-March. His bid this week to allow 60-year-olds to get Medicare "reflects the reality," he says, "that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to find

Biden's Health Play In A COVID-19 Economy: Lower Medicare's Eligibility Age To 60

5:00am April 11, 2020

by Julie Rovner

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden proposes letting 60-year-olds enroll in Medicare. He'd pay for the expansion out of general tax revenue, he says, not the Medicare fund.

President Trump speaks during the daily briefing Friday on the novel coronavirus.

Medicare For All Coronavirus Patients? But Who Exactly Qualifies?

9:20pm April 03, 2020

by Dan Charles

The Trump administration decided against opening special window for Affordable Care Act sign ups. "It's like they're twisting themselves into pretzels to avoid anything" Obamacare, said one.

Study Of Rural Hospitals Vulnerable To Closing Ranks N.C. High On List

11:56am March 02, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

A national study shows that North Carolina ranks high on a list of states with community hospitals in danger of closing.

James Mark (center) inside his restaurant Big King, along with cooks (from left) Oscar Lange, Emily Joslyn, Peter Kachmarsky and JC Kuvaszko. Mark employs fewer than 50 people so isn't required to provide health benefits. But it helps with staff retention

Health & Safety

A Top Restaurateur Thinks Single-Payer Health Care Could Boost His Bottom Line

8:50am February 04, 2020

by Shefali Luthra

Offering health benefits can help elite restaurants hire and keep ace employees. But owners would rather focus on great food, they say, than drown in administrative costs. Is single-payer the answer?