Obamacare

Carmen Aiken thought their medical visit would be covered because the Affordable Care Act requires insurers to pay for a long list of preventive services.

Consumers who were enrolled fraudulently could receive unexpected tax bills — the first and possibly only clue they were a victim of fraud. Getting help may become difficult amid federal layoffs.

Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for “insurance fairness” on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don’t face the same kinds of coverage challenges.

New data by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows that more than 4.6 million Floridians have signed up for the federal health insurance program, part of a record 24 million people nationally.

The regulations, proposed in June, ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers’ credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering medical information in assessing borrowers.

Americans have until Sunday to sign up for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace — also known as ‘Obamacare’ — for 2025. Coverage would begin Jan. 1, 2025.

The temporary injunction from Judge Daniel Traynor in North Dakota blocks an effort by the Biden administration that would affect young adults brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

The federal government put guardrails in place to limit unauthorized plan sign-ups and switches. But the changes could prove to be a burden to consumers.

As open enrollment into the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace is underway, navigators are prepared to hear from a new type of customers this year: DACA recipients.

Federal regulators provided more specifics about why they suspended two private sector sites, including concerns about potential overseas accessing of consumer data and suspicions of involvement in enrollment and switching schemes.

The states argue that the federal rule violates a 1996 welfare reform law and the ACA. The lawsuit also claims the rule would encourage more immigrants to come illegally, burdening states and their school systems.

Republicans were once the party of Obamacare repeal and abortion opposition. They’ve said little about either issue in Milwaukee.