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Maddow: Trump loses on public health leadership as states leave his 'flock of quacks' behind
MSNBC· 2025-12-16 05:27
So, the deadline for Americans who want to sign up for health insurance for January 1st, um, under the Affordable Care Act, um, that deadline is midnight tonight, less than three hours from now, because of what Trump and the Republicans did this year, because they decided to cut off the subsidies that support that health insurance program, 22 million Americans who get their health care from the ACA are about to see dramatic increases in what the premiums will cost. And I mean dramatic increases. the average ...
‘Where the hell is it?’ Public health expert presses GOP on Obamacare replacement
MSNBC· 2025-12-16 03:45
Joining us now, Dr. . Irwin Redliner. He is an MS now public health analyst and the founding director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.Angela Coros is back with us. >> It is good to see you, Dr. . Redliner.Let's talk about these ACA subsidies because there was a really upsetting headline from NBC News, which is that with Obamacare premium hikes, more people are opting for no coverage or for cheaper plans. What does that mean for those folks who are not going to have th ...
Sen. Pete Ricketts on health care: Republicans want to empower people by giving them the money
CNBC Television· 2025-12-15 13:28
Today is the deadline to register for the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment. It also marks the last week for Congress to get anything done on the healthcare front before the subsidies expire. Joining us right now to talk about this and so much more, Nebraska Republican Senator Pete Rickettts.Good morning to you. >> Morning. Thanks very much for having me on.>> So, we've been talking about Obamacare. We've been talking about healthcare. We've been talking about what is going to actually happen in Washing ...
‘There is no plan’: Fmr. HHS Secretary blasts House GOP’s ‘half baked’ health care proposal
MSNBC· 2025-12-13 14:56
President Trump has been promising a new health care plan since his first campaign for his presidency. 10 years later, his Republican party still has nothing to show for it. Last night, House Republicans unveiled yet another healthc care bill they're planning on bringing to a vote next week, including items that are broadly popular in the party, but does not include extensions of ACA subsidies.The bill will appropriate funds to pay for quote cost sharing reductions in Obamacare, a complicated move that will ...
Obamacare bills are about to spike. But you still have time to save.
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-13 10:04
Leslie Smith is among millions of Americans scrambling to meet a fast-approaching deadline to lock in health insurance coverage for 2026. Smith, a 64-year-old Arizona resident with diabetes, faces the daunting prospect of juggling more-expensive Affordable Care Act premiums with everyday living expenses. Smith delayed selecting her plan for 2026 coverage as Congress debated whether to extend maintain COVID-era subsidies that made Obamacare health insurance cheaper for 22 million Americans. The Senate on ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2025-12-13 04:03
Repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act has vexed Republicans for a decade and is once more a political issue. https://t.co/ZcRjdIOEtQ ...
Lawmakers are ‘out of touch’ as premiums set to skyrocket: Health advocate
MSNBC· 2025-12-12 22:08
My next guest is one of the millions of Americans whose monthly premiums will balloon if the ACA sub subsidies do expire at the end of the month. Right now, Ellen Allen pays $479 a month for her healthc care coverage and she just learned it's going to cost her almost $2,000 starting in January if Congress does not act. Joining us, executive director of West Virginiaians for affordable healthc care, Ellen Allen.So, you're just outside of Charleston, West Virginia. >> Yes. Tell me about the healthcare plan yo ...
CURE: The Leveraged ETF That Turbocharges The Leading U.S. Healthcare Stocks
Seeking Alpha· 2025-12-12 18:17
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'Laughable': Trump keeps mocking affordability as healthcare costs are set to soar
MSNBC· 2025-12-12 04:59
We are now 326 days away from the midterms and we are headed straight for the healthc care cliff. Today the Senate could not pass an extension to Obamacare subsidies. That means it is all but certain that premiums for millions of Americans will skyrocket next year.This is an urgent issue for those Americans who are dealing with plenty of other high costs. Here's what Republican Senator John Cornin said about what comes next. My hope is if we're unsuccessful today in passing a rational substitute for this fa ...
How the *Affordable* Care Act became Trump's biggest political thorn
MSNBC· 2025-12-12 04:43
So, I want to talk just for a minute about this healthc care policy. Not what's in it, but just what it's called. Okay.Back in 2009, Republicans Republicans decided to start referring to it, President Obama's healthc care proposal, as Obamacare. As NPR has reported, Obamacare became shorthand for big bad government. Now, fast forward, it's December 2025.The policy has now been law for more than 15 years. And a new poll shows that 57% of Americans actually approve of it. That is the highest number in the his ...