Obamacare

Democrats are refusing to reopen the federal government unless Congress extends the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies scheduled to expire at the end of this year. Their ultimate goal is to make those subsidies permanent. The shutdown’s architects say that failing to renew these tax credits will threaten the finances of ...

“Not a single federal dollar goes to providing health insurance for undocumented immigrants. NOT. ONE. PENNY.” These were the words of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a recent X post, after Republicans accused Democrats of shutting down the government in order to keep funding Medicaid for illegal immigrants… ...

As the government shutdown stretches into its third week, Republicans have signaled some willingness to agree to Democrats’ demand to extend billions of dollars in enhanced premium subsidies for exchange plans beyond their scheduled expiration at the end of this year. That would be a mistake. The enhanced insurance subsidies ...

Democrats are panicking about a looming 75% average increase in the out-of-pocket cost of insurance premiums next year for the roughly 6% of the population that shops for coverage on Obamacare’s exchanges. Their panic led them to shut down the government at the end of September. The increase is a ...

Is it worth shutting down the government to keep billions in federal cash flowing to health insurers? That’s a question Republicans should be asking Democrats every chance they get. The minority party has brought business in Washington to a halt as part of a wrongheaded strategy to obscure the out-of-control ...

Doctors who treat Medicare beneficiaries are in for leaner times, judging from the program’s recently announced reimbursement update. And it will be those beneficiaries who will pay the price. The proposed changes to Medicare’s “fee schedule” would technically increase doctor reimbursement by 2.5%. But the government is also proposing to ...

A group of Republican lawmakers is trying to preserve one of the worst mistakes of former President Biden’s tenure—the enhanced subsidies for health insurance sold through Obamacare’s exchanges. The subsidies—which were first enacted on an explicitly temporary basis during the pandemic before being renewed in 2022—are set to expire at ...

Among the most contentious provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, are its Medicaid work requirements. Starting in 2027, able-bodied, working-age Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled through Obamacare’s expansion of the program must spend at least 80 hours a month on ...

Something strange is afoot on the Obamacare exchanges. According to a new study by the Paragon Health Institute, an astounding number of patients with premium-free exchange plans filed no claims whatsoever last year. It’s possible that none of these individuals required medical care in 2024. Read the op-ed here.

As members of Congress return to their districts this month, they may receive earfuls about extending the Biden administration‘s enhanced subsidies for Obamacare, which are scheduled to expire at the end of this year. Pundits warn that, unless Congress extends the subsidies, premiums in the individual market could increase by ...