Biden to open ‘Obamacare’ enrolment period for COVID-19 relief
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden to open ‘Obamacare’ enrolment period for COVID-19 relief

Al Jazeera  

Biden is expected to sign an executive order that makes it easier for people to enrol in subsidised healthcare plans. United States President Joe Biden plans to open a special period to enrol in healthcare coverage under the former President Barack Obama-era Affordable Care Act geared to people needing coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday reopening the HealthCare.gov insurance markets, a portal that connects Americans to subsidised health plans, said two people familiar with the plan, whose details were still being finalised. The White House had no comment on Biden’s expected order, but the two people familiar with the plan said the new enrolment period would not go into effect immediately. The special sign-up opportunity is only a down payment on health insurance for Biden, who has promised to build on former President Barack Obama’s health law to push the US towards coverage for all.

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Biden administration scraps rules to expand birth control access
1 day, 13 hours ago

Biden administration scraps rules to expand birth control access

Politico  

Conservative organizations celebrated the news. In a post on X, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents an order of nuns that has repeatedly challenged the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate in court, wrote: “Christmas came a little early this year.” The rules would have also created a workaround for employees of religious organizations that refuse to provide …

Biden Administration Predicts Record Obamacare Enrollment, But Trump Takeover Looms
1 month ago

Biden Administration Predicts Record Obamacare Enrollment, But Trump Takeover Looms

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Biden administration said on Friday it expects another record year of health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act’s private insurance options began on Nov. 1, which means that people who don’t have access to an employer policy can buy insurance directly through one of the law’s …

Republicans Threaten to Revamp Obamacare, as Election Draws Near
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Threaten to Revamp Obamacare, as Election Draws Near

Associated Press  

Republican candidates are threatening to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, a signature achievement of former President Barack Obama, should Trump win the presidency. The future of the program is uncertain, with significant changes possible if Republicans take control of Congress in Tuesday's contentious elections.

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released Friday. “Making Dreamers eligible to enroll in coverage will improve their health and well-being and strengthen the health and well-being of our nation and our economy.” The …

Biden Wants Obamacare On The Ballot In Trump Rematch
9 months ago

Biden Wants Obamacare On The Ballot In Trump Rematch

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Tens of millions of Americans now get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, either via expanded state Medicaid programs that the ACA funds or subsidized private coverage that the ACA makes available. !” Trump also vowed that he would deliver “much better Healthcare than Obamacare for the …

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups surge to 20 million, days before open enrollment closes
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups surge to 20 million, days before open enrollment closes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Some 20 million people have signed up for health insurance this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, a record-breaking figure. “But extreme Republicans have blocked these efforts at every turn.” The nation’s top health official on Wednesday credited piqued interest in the coverage with an aggressive campaign to get people enrolled. The administration has also invested millions …

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term
1 year ago

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term

India Today  

Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Trump’s comments drew a rebuke from Democratic President Joe Biden‘s campaign, which cast them as another “extremist” proposal from …

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term
1 year ago

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Trump’s comments drew rebuke from Democratic President Joe Biden ‘s campaign, which cast them as another “extremist” …

Biden administration asks employers to give more help to workers who lose Medicaid
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden administration asks employers to give more help to workers who lose Medicaid

Associated Press  

The Biden administration on Thursday asked employers to give workers who lose Medicaid coverage more time to sign up for health insurance through their jobs. Federal officials have estimated that about 3.8 million people who lose Medicaid coverage may qualify for health insurance through their employers, which is how most people in the U.S. get coverage. Employers typically give people …

Biden launches a new push to limit healthcare costs, hoping to show he can save money for families
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden launches a new push to limit healthcare costs, hoping to show he can save money for families

LA Times  

President Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce healthcare costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. Biden’s remarks will build on previous initiatives to limit healthcare costs, with the Department of Health and Human Services releasing new …

Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that contains more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers. “It’s about making sure taxpayers get the best value for the investments they’ve already made.” Biden also has called for more money for the care economy in his 2024 budget …

Biden says he’s expanding some migrants’ health care access
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden says he’s expanding some migrants’ health care access

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges. DACA recipients can work legally and must pay taxes, but they don’t have full legal status and are denied many benefits, including access to federally …

Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance

NPR  

Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration has announced a plan to expand access to Affordable Care Act and Medicaid coverage for DACA recipients. The proposed rule would allow DACA recipients to apply for coverage in the health …

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The national emergency allowed the government to take sweeping steps to respond to the …

President Joe Biden ends US Covid emergency status after 3 years
1 year, 8 months ago

President Joe Biden ends US Covid emergency status after 3 years

India Today  

The US national emergency to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The public health emergency — it underpins tough immigration restrictions at the US-Mexico border — is …

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

LA Times  

President Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring the national emergency to respond to COVID-19 to an end. The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public …

Biden administration appeals US ruling on health coverage mandate
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden administration appeals US ruling on health coverage mandate

Al Jazeera  

The case could decide whether Obamacare can require health insurance providers to cover preventive services for cancer and HIV. The United States Justice Department has appealed a ruling from a federal judge that rolls back aspects of the Affordable Care Act, including provisions that require health insurance providers to cover preventive services such as cancer screenings and HIV prevention medication. …

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington
1 year, 9 months ago

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington

LA Times  

President Biden used his State of the Union speech to bait Republicans into a fight over Medicare. Biden’s plan will “ask the wealthiest to pay a little more to ensure that this program is around for at least 25 more years for our seniors who need it,” White House budget director Shalanda Young told reporters in unveiling the spending plan …

Opinion: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most
1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most

LA Times  

Free COVID tests may no longer be available to people without insurance after the federal declaration of emergency ends in May. They also addressed access issues — getting people insured — by expanding Affordable Care Act subsidies for exchange policies, offering a temporary Medicaid coverage option for uninsured people in 15 states, and by not disenrolling anyone from Medicaid in …

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
1 year, 10 months ago

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. Then-President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar first declared a public health emergency on Jan. 31, …

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May

Al Jazeera  

The move would restructure federal response to treat the virus as an endemic public health threat, ending some government support. United States President Joe Biden has informed Congress that his administration will formally end two national emergencies declared to address the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, restructuring the federal response to the virus as an endemic public health threat. “An …

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
1 year, 10 months ago

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

LA Times  

President Biden talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, after returning from an event in Baltimore. Then-President Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar first declared a public health emergency on Jan. 31, 2020, and Trump later declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency that March. “An abrupt end to the …

Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
1 year, 10 months ago

Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first launched nearly a decade ago, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The low-cost plans, which offer zero dollar-premiums for some entering the marketplace, have reversed what was a flat market for the Obama-era health law, said …

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency

LA Times  

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during the daily briefing at the White House on Oct. 11. The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11, as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter. The public health emergency, first declared in January 2020 under the Trump administration and renewed …

Biden sent the wrong message on COVID. He can still fix it
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden sent the wrong message on COVID. He can still fix it

LA Times  

President Biden talks with CBS correspondent Scott Pelley in an interview at the White House for “60 Minutes.” “The pandemic is over,” President Biden declared last week as he toured the Detroit Auto Show. “We are not where we need to be if we are going to, quote, ‘live with the virus,’” Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden’s chief medical advisor, said …

Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state marketplaces. The sweeping climate, tax and health care bill sets aside $70 billion over the next three years to keep out-of-pocket …

Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections. In a triumphant signing event at the White House, Biden pointed …

US President Joe Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation
2 years, 4 months ago

US President Joe Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden will sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before midterm elections. The President is preparing to sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill. The …

Biden signs executive order to protect travel for abortion
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden signs executive order to protect travel for abortion

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that lays the groundwork for Medicaid to help women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure. However, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Department of Health and Human Services would invite states where abortion remains legal to apply for permission to use …

Obama’s back — for a day — in White House health bill push
2 years, 8 months ago

Obama’s back — for a day — in White House health bill push

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With hugs, laughs and good-natured ribbing, Barack Obama on Tuesday returned to the White House for the first time in more than five years to savor the 12th anniversary of his signature health care law and give a boost to President Joe Biden’s efforts to expand it. Biden said the law “shows hope leads to change,” a play …

Obama, visiting Biden White House, touts his signature healthcare law’s anniversary
2 years, 8 months ago

Obama, visiting Biden White House, touts his signature healthcare law’s anniversary

LA Times  

Former President Obama and President Biden reunited at the White House on Tuesday at the former president’s first public event there since leaving office in 2017. Biden, who as Obama’s vice president famously celebrated the Affordable Care Act’s passage as a “big f—ing deal,” took two steps to bolster the law, signing an executive order to make healthcare more accessible …

Republicans call on Biden to end COVID's public health emergency designation
2 years, 10 months ago

Republicans call on Biden to end COVID's public health emergency designation

NPR  

Republicans call on Biden to end COVID's public health emergency designation Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Republicans in Congress have asked President Biden to end the designation of COVID-19 as a public health emergency, citing the accessibility of vaccines and effective treatments as well as the harms of long-term isolation on public health. More …

14.5M get health care under Obama law, with help from Biden
2 years, 10 months ago

14.5M get health care under Obama law, with help from Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — At least 14.5 million Americans are getting private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from the Biden administration. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans,” President Joe Biden said Thursday in a statement announcing the numbers. Separately, the Department of Health and Human Services said the …

Biden says 14.5 million get health care under Obama law, with help
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden says 14.5 million get health care under Obama law, with help

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden said on January 27 that 14.5 million Americans got private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from his administration. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. Mr. Biden said new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Biden Team Regroups After Supreme Court Loss On COVID Mandates
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden Team Regroups After Supreme Court Loss On COVID Mandates

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — Concerned but not giving up, President Joe Biden is anxiously pushing ahead to prod people to get COVID-19 shots after the Supreme Court put a halt to the administration’s sweeping vaccinate-or-test plan for large employers. The high court’s ruling Thursday “does not stop me from using my voice as president to advocate for employers to do the right …

Live updates: Biden Covid vaccine mandates go to Supreme Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Biden Covid vaccine mandates go to Supreme Court

CNN  

A man walks past the US Supreme Court on Friday morning. Keep in mind, the justices have so far tolerated vaccine mandates issued by the states, but Friday’s cases concern federal mandates and raise different legal questions. She will concentrate on the agency’s authority to act on an emergency basis to protect employees if they are exposed to “grave danger.” …

Biden concedes not enough has been done to expand Covid-19 testing capacity: ‘We have more work to do’
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden concedes not enough has been done to expand Covid-19 testing capacity: ‘We have more work to do’

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation’s governors, conceded Monday the steps he took earlier this year to scale up testing capacity for Covid-19 weren’t enough to meet demand as a wave driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant crashes across the country. He said long testing lines over the Christmas weekend “shows that we have more …

What stays and what's gone from Biden's spending bill (so far)
3 years, 2 months ago

What stays and what's gone from Biden's spending bill (so far)

NPR  

What stays and what's gone from Biden's spending bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House Democratic leaders are pressing forward with President Biden's smaller plan for a domestic policy bill that sweeps up some of his top priorities. Here's a snapshot of Biden's latest plan, with more details on the fate of major policy …

What stays and what's gone from Biden's spending bill (so far)
3 years, 2 months ago

What stays and what's gone from Biden's spending bill (so far)

NPR  

What stays and what's gone from Biden's spending bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House Democratic leaders are pressing forward with President Biden's smaller plan for a domestic policy bill that sweeps up some of his top priorities. Here's a snapshot of Biden's latest plan, with more details on the fate of major policy …

Five things to know about the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates
3 years, 2 months ago

Five things to know about the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates

LA Times  

President Biden, shown speaking at the White House on Wednesday, says his administration’s vaccine mandates will help get the country through the pandemic. Biden said on Thursday that getting vaccinated will help “put this pandemic behind us and accelerate our economic recovery.” The broadest mandate will affect businesses with more than 100 employees. Biden’s requirements would affect around 25 million …

Biden announces new vaccine requirements in US to combat COVID
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden announces new vaccine requirements in US to combat COVID

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden says companies with 100 employees or more must require vaccination or test staff weekly. US President Joe Biden has announced a series of measures to boost vaccination rates against COVID-19 in the United States, including requiring federal employees to get inoculated and mandating that large employers ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly for the virus. …

Key parts of Biden’s plan to confront delta variant surge
3 years, 3 months ago

Key parts of Biden’s plan to confront delta variant surge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has unveiled a new “action plan” plan to confront the COVID-19 surge that’s being driven by the spread of the delta variant. It mandates vaccines for federal workers and contractors and certain health care workers, requires employees at companies with 100 or more workers to be vaccinated or tested weekly, lays the groundwork for a …

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that his administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Biden unveiled the new policy Wednesday afternoon in a White House address as the administration continues to look for ways to use mandates to encourage …

Biden on anti-mask ordinances: ‘This isn’t about politics – this is about keeping our children safe’
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden on anti-mask ordinances: ‘This isn’t about politics – this is about keeping our children safe’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Thursday hit out at anti-masking protesters for politicizing the Covid-19 pandemic, saying he was particularly disturbed by scenes at a school board meeting in Tennessee earlier this week. During remarks on his plan to lower prescription drug costs, Biden said there are people in America who are “trying to turn a public safety measure, …

‘Obamacare’ survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Obamacare’ survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, though increasingly conservative in makeup, rejected the latest major Republican-led effort to kill the national health care law known as “Obamacare” on Thursday, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court that the states and people who filed a federal lawsuit “have failed to show that they have standing …

Here’s what the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling means for you
3 years, 6 months ago

Here’s what the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling means for you

CNN  

CNN — The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. Roughly 31 million people have coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, including through the Obamacare exchanges and the expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults. Here’s how the law has reshaped American health care: Individual market The Affordable Care Act has had the greatest impact on the individual …

Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden turned to his old boss, former President Barack Obama, on Saturday to help him encourage Americans to sign up for “Obamacare” health care coverage during an expanded special enrollment period in the pandemic. “We always talked about how, if we could get the principle of universal coverage established, we could then build on it.” The …

Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollment
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that 1 million Americans had signed up for health insurance under “Obamacare” during a special enrollment period for those needing coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden said the U.S. had made “enormous progress” in expanding access to health insurance through this special enrollment period. However, the 1 million figure announced Tuesday by the …

Biden’s ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden’s ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is proposing a major expansion of the government’s role in long-term care, but questions are being raised over his using the low-income Medicaid program and piggybacking the whole idea on an infrastructure bill. “The most important thing that Biden did is to say that ‘Long-term care is a major priority in my administration,’” said Howard …

Biden expands ‘Obamacare’ by cutting health insurance costs
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden expands ‘Obamacare’ by cutting health insurance costs

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama’s presidency that became law 11 years ago. Biden’s COVID-19 relief law pumps up “Obamacare” premium subsidies to address longstanding problems of affordability, particularly for people with middle-class incomes. Policy consultant …

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