Senate Dems Oppose Shutdown Act to Pay Select Soldiers, Workers

Here's how much Florida ACA health care plans costs will increase

Floridians insured through the Affordable Care Act face steep premium hikes after the shutdown, with over 1 million expected to drop coverage.

Durbin defends shutdown deal; Illinois Democrats push back over lost leverage and higher health costs

As Washington moves to end the shutdown, some Democrats say the deal sacrifices health care relief for working families.

What the End of Obamacare Subsidies Could Mean for Your Health Coverage

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may soon come to an end after eight Democrats are poised to join their Republican colleagues in a deal that will abandon their party’s key demand over healthcare coverage. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] At the center of the impasse has been the Republican Party’s refusal to concede to a Democratic Party demand to extend federal subsidies for people buying healthcare on the Affordable Care Act (A…

Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care

The Trump administration’s wrecking ball has succeeded in shattering one of the core beliefs of centrist health care reformers, which states: Incremental reforms will eventually lead the U.S. to the promised land of health insurance for all—something most advanced industrial nations achieved more than 75 years ago.  Even many Republicans once signed onto the gradualist approach to achieving the goal of universal coverage. In the early 1970s, Pre…

Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment.

By Olla Mokhtar and Edison Wu / The Texas Tribune The annual window to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act opens Nov. 1, and many Texans are expected to pay more for coverage this year. Enhanced premium tax credits that have helped ACA enrollees shave off the cost of their premiums are slated to expire at the end of the year. The loss of the subsidies will have an outsized effect on Texas, where nearly 4 million people s…

Government shutdown likely to extend to next week as Senate adjourns with no breakthrough

Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote.