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Court Delays Appeal Over Obamacare’s Insurer Reimbursements Until After Trump Takes Office

A federal appeals court on Monday agreed to put on hold until after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January the Obama administration’s appeal of a judge’s ruling favoring a Republican challenge to a key part of the Obamacare …

Fitch Assesses Election Impact on Health Insurance Market

The election that saw Donald Trump win the presidency and the Republican Party retain control of both houses of congress will significantly increase the probability of the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), says Fitch Ratings. Repeal …

How Clinton, Trump Differ on Health Reform

If Democrats keep the White House come November, millions of Americans could gain health-care coverage. If Republicans take it back, millions could become uninsured. A new study ran the numbers under the proposals of both U.S. presidential candidates. Donald Trump’s …

Republicans Call for State Pools to Replace Obamacare Safeguards for Sickest Insureds

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan called on Wednesday for an end to Obamacare’s financial protections for people with serious medical conditions, saying these consumers should be placed in state high-risk pools. In election-year remarks that could shed light …

Obama to Veto Affordable Care Act Repeal Passed by Congress

The House voted Wednesday to repeal most of Obamacare, sending legislation to President Barack Obama for the first time that would dismantle his biggest domestic policy achievement. The 240-181 House vote, following Senate passage of the bill Dec. 3, won’t …

House Republicans Sue Obama Over Delay in Health Insurance Mandate

U.S. House Republicans sued President Barack Obama’s administration over implementation of the 2010 healthcare law, saying the president exceeded his authority by delaying part of the program. The complaint filed yesterday in Washington federal court said the president unlawfully postponed …

Republicans to Use Burwell HHS Hearings to Question Affordable Care Act

Republican lawmakers said hearings on Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s nomination as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary provide a fresh opening to raise questions about President Barack Obama’s health-care law. Obama’s choice of Burwell, the director of the Office of Management …