Health Government Extends Open Enrollment For ACA Health Plans, But Only For 36 Hours The deadline for enrolling in health plans on HealthCare.gov was supposed to be Sunday. But the federal agency in charge reopened the sign-up period, after an outcry over technical glitches. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health Want New Taxes To Pay For Health Care? Lessons From The Affordable Care Act When passing the ACA, Democrats touted the fact that they had included many measures to pay for the bill's expanded coverage. But nearly 10 years later, Congress has eliminated many of those taxes. Julie Rovner
Health Trump Is Trying Hard To Thwart Obamacare. How's That Going? Though polls show Affordable Care Act protections remain popular in the U.S., President Trump still threatens to drastically change the law if he can't repeal it. Here are five changes he's made. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health Trump Backs Off Obamacare Replacement After Top GOP Leader Nixes The Idea The president still promises "a great health care package" — but not until after the next election. His comments come after a phone call with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Brian Naylor
Politics Republican Lawmakers Brace For Impact Of Renewed Push To Repeal Obamacare The Trump administration's decision to fight for total repeal of the Affordable Care Act in court sent shock waves across Congress, where lawmakers were caught off guard by the renewed repeal effort. Susan Davis
Politics Trump Administration Says Entire Affordable Care Act Should Be Repealed A letter from the Department of Justice announced the shift, in support of a district court judge's ruling that the law is unconstitutional. The case is likely to end up in the Supreme Court. Laurel Wamsley
Politics Several Democrats Eyeing A Presidential Run Embrace 'Medicare-For-All' The idea, they say, would be to eliminate the health insurance industry and replace it with government-run health insurance. The industry is already gearing up to oppose any moves in that direction. Alison Kodjak
Law & Courts Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Policy In 13 States And D.C. The policy makes good on Trump's promise to peel back the requirement that employers offer contraception coverage at no cost. The rule is on hold in D.C. and the 13 states that challenged it. Matthew S. Schwartz
National Democrats' Health Care Ambitions Meet The Reality Of Divided Government Congressional Democrats want to protect health coverage and protections of the Affordable Care Act. With the Senate in Republican hands, House Democrats will hold hearings and may turn to the courts. Alison Kodjak
Politics 5 Ways Nixing The Affordable Care Act Could Upend U.S. Health System If the decision of a judge in Texas to invalidate the federal health law holds up, expect broad effects on your health care — from insurance coverage to Medicare payments to pre-existing conditions. Julie Rovner
