Healthcare costs

ACA mandate repeal and medical expense deductibility may jeopardize the legislation, legislators say.

Republicans are considering repealing the coverage rule in the Affordable Care Act as a way to pay for far-reaching changes in the tax code.

At a news conference Tuesday, the Republican senator said its vital to use the new legislation to end the health mandate.

Eliminating the Obamacare component is seen as a way to pay for tax cuts, but its removal could cause instability in the health insurance market.

A bipartisan deal to shore up Obamacare exchanges has “stalled out,” a top Senate Republican said Wednesday.

Trump decision to end cost-sharing subsidies will cost insurers $1B this year, says Michael Consedine.

The move is politically risky as it may force bipartisan effort in the Senate to craft legislation to shore up the ACA insurance exchanges.

More than eight in ten individuals who buy ACA plans also get help paying their premiums directly from the federal government.

The President opted for an executive order signed Thursday after he was unable to rally Republicans to overturn the health law.

Healthcare organizations such as Allina Health are working more closely with carriers to ensure that patient information is shared to improve care and reduce costs.

President slams ‘so-called’ Republicans after Senate leadership kills healthcare vote.

Revised Republican bill to repeal the law shifts funding to sway holdouts from Alaska and Maine.

Initiative to use real-world evidence, supported by info from wearables and apps.

President Donald Trump slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Twitter for the second day in a row Thursday over the failure of Congress to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system

Top Senate Republicans are trying to move on from their partisan drive to replace the ACA despite urging from President Donald Trump to keep seeking a broad alternative to President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement.

Republicans in Congress have been unable agree on a way to repeal and replace Obamacare – and now they’re divided on whether they should give up on their GOP-only approach.

After failing to repeal or replace the ACA, Senate Republicans are slimming down their ambitions to target the one piece of the health law they loathe most.

The Senate rejected a simple repeal of the ACA on Wednesday, still in the early stages of an unpredictable floor debate on healthcare amid significant doubts that Republicans can muster the 50 votes needed to pass any kind of bill.

GOP leaders will hold votes on a slew of different health bills to see how close they can get to passing something.

The Senate rejected Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s healthcare proposal late Tuesday at the start of several days of debate with no clear idea of what ACA-replacement plan the senators will ultimately be asked to pass.