Health Care Reform
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Health insurance CEOs say they lose money in Obamacare marketplace despite subsidies
Health insurance company CEOs testifying in the House on Thursday said they generally do not profit off their plan offerings in the Obamacare marketplace, which are largely subsidized by the government.
Health insurance CEOs on the hot seat: Premiums up 90% since Obamacare launched 16 years ago
Health insurance premiums have skyrocketed roughly 90% on average since Obamacare launched in March 2010, and the price of health care remains stubborn against political efforts to control it.
FDA asks that suicide warning labels be taken off GLP-1 weight-loss drugs
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it wants suicide warning labels on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to be removed.
Senators debate abortion drug risks and effectiveness, request FDA review
Members of a Senate committee demanded that the Food and Drug Administration restore its previous safeguards, removed by Democratic administrations, for chemical abortion drugs.
Child with measles traveled from Philadelphia to D.C., Maryland, Virginia, health officials warn
Health officials across the Washington area and in Philadelphia warn that a child with measles traveled via plane and Amtrak last week, exposing others to the disease.
Judge rebuffs HHS for illegal retaliation against pediatricians over vaccine changes
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration likely engaged in illegal retaliation against the American Academy of Pediatrics for not kowtowing to the government’s new position on childhood vaccines, and ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to restore $12 million to the outfit.
Art of the drug deal: TrumpRX website will direct patients to heavily discounted medicines
President Trump’s self-branded attempt to cut drug prices — TrumpRx — is set to launch within weeks, offering a novel pathway for consumers to buy medicines directly from drugmakers without insurance or middlemen involved.
House rebukes GOP leaders with passage of Obamacare subsidies extension
House Democrats on Thursday secured an unlikely win with the passage of a bill to re-up their COVID-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies for three years.
Trump wants GOP to ‘own’ health care issue but show ‘flexibility’ on abortion coverage restrictions
President Trump told House Republicans on Tuesday that they need to “own” health care as an issue ahead of the 2026 midterms by passing legislation that gives government subsidies directly to consumers instead of health insurance companies.
HHS targets Biden-era rule that funds child care centers before verifying attendance
The Trump administration took aim Monday at a Biden-era regulation requiring states to pay child-care providers before verifying attendance or delivering services, citing allegations of massive fraud in Minnesota day care centers.
Trump administration scales back childhood vaccine recommendations
The Department of Health and Human Services is dramatically reducing the number of vaccines recommended for American children to 11 shots from 17.
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year.
Judge rules that ICE can obtain some Medicaid data
Medicaid data can now be shared with immigration enforcement authorities, a federal judge ruled Monday, after a monthslong effort to prevent it.
Rural health fund money to be rolled out in 2026
The Trump administration announced that all 50 states will receive award money from the $50 billion rural health fund that was passed in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight
Many consumers feel pride in avoiding the glazed pastries in the supermarket and instead opting for “all natural” granola that comes packed with extra protein. Same goes for low-fat yogurts “made with real fruit,” “organic” plant-based milks and bottled “superfood” smoothies.
Trying to improve your health and wellness in 2026? Keep it simple
The new year is a time when many try to start new good habits and commit to improving health and wellness.
19 states sue HHS over declaration to restrict ‘gender-affirming’ treatment for minors
A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services’ plan for restrictions on “gender-affirming” treatment for minors.
‘Restore peace and purpose’: VA urged to offer faith-based mental health care
Rep. Sheri Biggs, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, is pushing the Trump administration to expand veterans’ access to faith-based mental health care.
Federal watchdog finds Medicaid wasted more than $200 million on dead enrollees in single year
Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Health care poised to be key issue in midterms as Republicans scramble for solutions
Congressional Republicans are scrambling to avoid a midterm trouncing over health care, as the one Democrats delivered in 2018 after Republicans tried and failed to replace Obamacare.
Doctor’s orders? ‘Belly laugh at least two to five days a week’
Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh.
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Supreme Court upholds Obama health care law
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The Supreme Court upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.
Obama chats up health care
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President Obama speaks about the Patient's Bill of Rights and health care reform in the backyard of a private residence in Falls Church, Va.
