Affordable Care Act

The open enrollment period for insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) closed in December. If people find themselves without insurance before the next open enrollment period in November 2019, they may have to consider a short-term plan. These plans, however, are safety nets with gaping holes. Short-term insurance plans are supposed to cover [...]

By Julie Rovner If Friday night’s district court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional were to be upheld, far more than the law’s most high-profile provisions would be at stake. In fact, canceling the law in full — as Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, ordered in his 55-page decision — could [...]

By Julie Rovner The future of the Affordable Care Act is threatened — again — this time by a ruling Friday from a federal district court judge in Texas. Judge Reed C. O’Connor struck down the law, siding with a group of 18 Republican state attorneys general and two GOP governors who brought the case. [...]

Blue Cross of Idaho hopes to sell five new insurance plans that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this spring. It is the first company to make a move after Idaho Gov. Butch Otter issued an executive order allowing insurance plans that are not ACA compliant. The non-ACA compliant “state-based” plans will [...]

Donald Savastano, who lived in upstate New York, won a $1 million lottery from a scratch-off ticket in late December. He planned to buy a truck, possibly go on vacation and fund his retirement. But he also wanted to use his winnings to finally see a doctor. He couldn’t afford a visit before because he [...]

One way to get the attention of President Donald Trump is to post a tweet in favor of the Affordable Care Act and to criticize the Republican’s latest GOP repeal bill. At least, that’s what Laura Packard, a small business owner in Las Vegas who has stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, did back in May. It wasn’t until this [...]

On Tuesday, less than two weeks after being diagnosed with brain cancer, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) returned to Washington D.C. to cast his vote in a motion to proceed with repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. I'm grateful to the ppl of Arizona for the privilege to serve& play a small [...]

Editor’s note: This story reflects an individual’s experience and is not an endorsement from The Mighty. We believe in sharing a variety of perspectives from our community. There’s an old saying: a picture is worth a thousand words. I’m going to share one of mine. This is what happens when you cannot afford decent healthcare. [...]

Editor’s note: This story reflects an individual’s experience and is not an endorsement from The Mighty. We believe in sharing a variety of perspectives from our community. “I’m sorry, but your health insurance has decided not to pay for your chemotherapy.” The moment I finally realized what it meant to be poor and sick in America, [...]