Affordable Care Act

The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year. The Kaiser Family Foundation says close to a half million Alabamians depend on the ACA for health coverage.

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%

Advocates are urging Alabama lawmakers to reconsider their long-held reluctance to expand Medicaid. The push comes at the same time there is gathering uncertainty about possible cuts and changes to Medicaid, the safety net program that provides health care to 80 million U.S. adults and children.

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.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones is calling President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee a “torpedo” aimed at destroying the Affordable Care…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Health and advocacy groups are urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and legislators to expand the state’s Medicaid program as the…

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An APR News Feature --Part of an innovative collaboration between Alabama Public Radio, the commercial newsroom at WVUA23-TV, and the University of…

Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana defend their proposal to replace Obamacare today before the Senate…