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Obamacare

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House passes bill to extend ACA subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders

  • Jan 9

Millions of Americans to see steep insurance hikes in 2026

  • Jan 1

Cook County Health concerned as ACA subsidies set to expire

  • Jan 1

House GOP unveils plan to address health care cost

  • Dec 14, 2025

Retiring Durbin sides with GOP on shutdown deal without ACA subsidies

  • Nov 10, 2025

Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats

  • Nov 8, 2025

Shutdown stalemate on 6th week; Trump wants GOP to change Senate rules

  • Nov 2, 2025

ACA enrollee sees premium spike as sign-ups begin

  • Nov 1, 2025

Latest Videos

1:25

Supreme Court dismisses latest challenge to Affordable Care Act

  • Jun 17, 2021
0:14

President Biden will sign executive order to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment

  • Jan 28, 2021
2:26

Obamacare enrollment continues despite judge striking down the law

  • Dec 16, 2018
2:16

Judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional

  • Dec 15, 2018
3:55

Navigating open enrollment for health insurance: How to choose the best plan

  • Nov 4, 2018
0:32

Obama-era calorie count requirement goes into effect for chain establishments

  • May 7, 2018
2:28

Last day to sign up for Obamacare is here

  • Dec 15, 2017
2:41

Durbin blasts GOP as they force through Obamacare repeal vote

  • Sep 25, 2017

Latest Stories

Sen. Durbin hopeful deal can be reached amid shutdown, insurance premium increases

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins Saturday for residents in Illinois and most states. Increases in premiums are expected to be the biggest since the ACA, known as ObamaCare, became law more than a decade ago.

  • Oct 31, 2025

How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown

As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance subsidies.

  • Oct 11, 2025

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare mandate task force

The Supreme Court ruled that a government task force that determines what preventive health care services insurers must cover at no cost under the ACA is constitutional.

  • Jun 27, 2025
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Health care: What a 2nd Trump term may look with issues like ACA, abortion, RFK. Jr's involvement

During his campaign, Trump vowed to make the Affordable Care Act "better" and to protect "women." He also suggested that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would shape the public health agenda of his administration.

  • Nov 6, 2024
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Trump said he has 'concepts' of a health care plan. What we know about his policies

When asked by ABC News moderator Linsey Davis to clarify if he had a health care plan, the former president said he had "concepts of a plan" to replace the ACA but provided no details.

  • Sep 11, 2024