by Girish Anand | Jan 27, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
In the few days remaining before Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) enrollment ends on Jan. 31, President Trump has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pull all advertising for the health care program. HHS spokespersons refused to...
by Girish Anand | Jan 21, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
Shortly after signing an executive order barring any new regulations by federal agencies, President Donald J. Trump signed another order that mandates his agencies to “to waive, defer, grant exemptions from or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement...
by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows for the first time that those who think the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) is a “good idea” outweigh those who think it’s a “bad idea,” 45 to 41 percent. It was the first positive...
by Girish Anand | Jan 11, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
The rush to end the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, has taken a back seat to reality as the new Republican Congress, emboldened by an incoming Republican administration in the White House, weighs its options on health care. Five GOP...
by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Just 10 days before Donald Trump is sworn in as president, the Obama administration is going on the offensive to protect the president’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare. First, the Department of Health and...
by Girish Anand | Dec 22, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Of the 6.4 million Americans who signed up for health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges by the Dec. 19 deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1, about 2 million of them were first-timers, presenting the incoming Trump administration with added challenges in not...