Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court has dismissed a third major challenge to “Obamacare,” preserving health insurance coverage for millions of Americans

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling which upheld the Affordable Care Act.

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, also commonly known as Obamacare. This is the third time law has survived a conservative challenge heard by the Supreme Court.

President Joe Biden revealed the details of his American Families proposal on Wednesday, an $1.8 trillion plan to support children and families as the U.S. recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Here are five things you should know about Biden’s American Families proposal.

President Joe Biden is pledging that his $1.9 trillion rescue package will build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act

The Biden administration has told the Supreme Court that it believes the entire Affordable Care Act should be upheld

The pending Supreme Court case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act could give the Biden administration its first opportunity to chart a new course in front of the justices

President Joe Biden signed two executive orders on Thursday to improve health care accessibility as the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge, including the reopening of enrollment for the Affordable Care Act between Feb. 15 and March 15.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign orders to add more people to Medicaid and re-open Affordable Care Act marketplaces to Americans who need insurance during the pandemic on Thursday, amid new variants of COVID-19 rapidly spreading across the country. Vaccine distribution remains slow – only one in 16 people have received both shots so far.

Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity geared to people needing coverage in the coronavirus pandemic.

A crush of sign-ups is expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrollment for HealthCare

A little more than 10 years after the law known as Obamacare was passed, the landmark health care legislation has survived numerous attacks under the Trump administration and appears to be deeply embedded in the nation’s health care system. The effect it has had during this difficult year — whether in politics, policy or at the kitchen table — is…

The fate of the Affordable Care Act and the health and economic security it provides to millions of people across the country lies in the Supreme Court’s hands. NBCLX welcomed Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Metzel to explain why a decision that overturns the law would be a disaster for health care in this country.

As the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case against the Affordable Care Act, President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris laid out their plans for its expansion. “Regardless of the outcome, beginning on January 20, we’re gonna do everything in our power to ease the burden of health care on you and your families,” Biden said. “We will...

The Supreme Court seems likely to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health conditions and subsidized insurance premiums that affect tens of millions of Americans

With a now solid 6-3 conservative majority, the court will decide the future of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, a law Republicans have long opposed but one that 20 million Americans now depend on for their health insurance.

When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest

Few issues received as much attention in the run up to the 2020 presidential election as the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as Obamacare. As is well known to those who followed the campaign, in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the legality of the Obamacare.

Those with health insurance under the Affordable Care Act might be worried about the case being heard by the conservative U.S. Supreme Court. But the justices aren’t expected to rule on the Obamacare challenge until next year, and any decision would not impact a person’s 2021 health care coverage. Kris Sanchez reports.

When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare” on Tuesday, arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest