The Latest Breaking News from Obamacare

‘Prices are wrong’: Caps on hospital costs in US gain ground

The landmark Massachusetts health reform of 2006 was so successful it served as the model for Obamacare. Then, state leaders vowed to “bend the curve” of ever-rising health costs.

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022

A federal judge in Texas ruled that requiring insurance to cover PrEP is unconstitutional

District Judge Reed O’Connor sided with an employer who argued that having his company’s insurance cover the HIV drug violated his religious freedom.

Mic · Sep 7, 2022

Texas judge blocks Obamacare rule on free HIV drugs claiming they violate religious liberties

Businesses argued requirement violates Religious Freedom Restoration Act

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

‘The socialists are taking over,’ Whole Foods CEO John Mackey laments

Libertarian co-founder of Amazon-owned grocery chain, who once compared Obamacare to fascism, is to retire in September

The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2022

Winners and losers in Democrats’ signature tax and energy bill

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are the biggest winners now that a huge piece of Democrats’ economic agenda is hurtling toward enactment.

Tribune News Service · Aug 7, 2022

Drug price bill pruned by Senate arbiter in partial industry win

Medicare was cleared to negotiate drug prices for the first time by the Senate’s top rules official, though the Democrats’ proposal intended to cap price increases for prescription drugs in the commercial market was blocked.

Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022

Drug price bill pruned in Senate in partial industry win

Medicare was cleared to negotiate drug prices for the first time by the Senate’s top rules official, though the Democrats’ proposal intended to cap price increases for prescription drugs in the commercial market was blocked.

Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022

Ramesh Ponnuru: The Democrats are taking Joe Manchin for a ride

In the week since he reached a deal with Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer on the “Inflation Reduction Act,” Sen. Joe Manchin has been everywhere promoting it. One of the West Virginia Democrat’s top selling points is the promise to speed up permitting for U.S. energy production.

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022

Will California keep offering health care plans at $10 a month? It’s up to Congress

Two out of every three California residents qualified this year for a health insurance premium of $10 or less through Covered California, but those rates will skyrocket next year without congressional action.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Manchin in driver’s seat again after inflation fears vindicated

WASHINGTON — Nearly a year ago, Sen. Joe Manchin wrote Fed Chair Jerome Powell to raise alarm that the central bank’s policies would overheat the economy, a fixation that made the West Virginia Democrat an outlier in his party.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2022