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Affordable Care Act
As COVID-19 Rages, Trump Refuses to Reopen ACA Enrollment to Help Uninsured
Millions of people across the U.S. have lost their jobs and their employer-provided health insurance due to COVID-19.
Trump Takes Aim at Medicaid With Plan That Could Harm Millions
Critic say converting federal funding for Medicaid into block grants will force cuts and reduce access to health care.
Clinton Says Sanders Achieved “Nothing.” My Community Clinic Shows She’s Wrong.
Bernie Sanders’s push to expand community health centers has touched millions of lives, including mine.
This Change to the ACA Could Affect Abortion Coverage for 3 Million People
The Trump administration’s proposed rule would impact coverage in at least 16 states and Washington, D.C.
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion of Affordable Care Act
Health coverage for hundreds of millions hangs in the balance.
Overturning the ACA Would Be a Massive Tax Cut for the Wealthy
A federal appeals court will soon rule on a challenge to the ACA from 18 GOP-led states and the Trump administration.
Patients Eligible for Charity Care Instead Get Big Bills
Nonprofit hospitals admit they sent $2.7 billion in bills over the course of a year.
Here’s How the US Could Afford “Medicare for All”
Simply strike the words "who are age 65 or over" from the 1965 amendments to the Social Security Act.
Trump “Wellness” Programs Gut Protections for Those With Pre-Existing Conditions
The proposal is the latest example of the Trump administration encouraging states to take steps to undermine the ACA.
State Borders Create Medicaid Haves and Have-Nots
Americans in similar financial straits in neighboring states have vastly different access to Medicaid.