Obamacare

An estimated half million Alabamians get their healthcare through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Enhanced premium tax credits associated with ACA are set to expire at the end of this year. They’ve been at the center of recent tensions in Congress, with Democrats calling for a straight extension and several Republican lawmakers vehemently opposed to the idea.

The ongoing standoff between Congressional Democrats and Republicans could have major implications for Alabama getting their healthcare through the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. The website Healthcare.org says roughly a half million residents of the state get coverage through the ACA. Alabama’s Department of Insurance estimates the coming rate hikes could reach as high as 25%

Alabama immigrants known as Dreamers just lost their health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. A federal judge in North Dakota ruled in favor of nineteen states who filed a lawsuit that immigrants brought to U.S. illegally as children aren’t entitled to coverage through what’s known as Obamacare.

The Affordable Care Act is seen as one of the defining pieces of President Obama’s legacy – and the new Republican majority has targeted it for…

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is praising a federal appeals court ruling against an important provision in President Barack Obama's health care…

Alabamians looking for health insurance will likely have more choices in the second year of the insurance marketplace.A spokesman for the state insurance…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that nearly 98,000 people in Alabama selected a plan in the federally operated health insurance…

Hundreds of Alabamians are rushing to meet the Monday night deadline to sign up for health insurance under the federal health care law.The student-led…

Nearly 44,000 Alabamians have used the federal health care law to sign up for insurance through Alabama's federally operated insurance exchange.The U.S.…

The number of Alabamians signing up for the federally operated health insurance marketplace jumped significantly in the last month, with more than 28,600…