Affordable Care Act

January 25, 2023 | 5:18 AM

More than 16 million people bought insurance on Healthcare.gov, a record high

What’s driving the upward trend? The big reason is that the plans are cheaper for people than they used to be.

By Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR

November 1, 2022 | 4:04 PM

Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance kicks off. Here’s what you need to know

By Nicole Leonard/WHYY

March 23, 2022 | 3:20 PM

Lebanon woman receives a phone call from Vice President Kamala Harris

Lebanon County resident Jessie Green received a surprise from the vice president of the United States, who touted the Affordable Care Act on its 12th anniversary.

By Jeremy Long/WITF

July 12, 2021 | 10:38 AM

Treading lightly in abortion politics, Biden still manages to annoy both sides

The president is one of a disappearing group of politicians who sought moderate compromises on abortion. His supporters want faster changes. But abortion opponents are also taking him to task.

By Julie Rovner/Kaiser Health News

March 9, 2021 | 7:40 AM

Pandemic aid package includes some relief from high health plan premiums

The bill would spend $34 billion to help Americans who buy insurance on the health plan marketplaces created by the ACA through 2022, when the benefits would expire.

By Emmarie Huetteman/NPR

January 28, 2021 | 7:42 AM

Biden to revoke Trump abortion policy, expand Obamacare with new executive orders

"For President Biden, this is personal," a news release read. "As we continue to battle COVID-19, it is even more critical that Americans have meaningful access to affordable care."

By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR

December 29, 2020 | 7:59 AM

Religion, abortion, guns and race. Just the start of a new Supreme Court menu

In January, the U.S. Supreme Court embarks on the second half of a term with a fortified 6-to-3 conservative majority.

By Nina Totenberg/NPR

November 10, 2020 | 2:14 PM

Open enrollment for health insurance underway in Pennsylvania

Earlier this year the Wolf Administration was granted federal permission to create a state-run exchange.

By Sarah Boden/WESA

November 10, 2020 | 1:56 PM

Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare

At least two of the court’s conservatives — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh — seemed to suggest they will vote to preserve the rest of the law, even if the individual mandate is found unconstitutional.

By Nina Totenberg, Krishnadev Calamur/NPR

November 10, 2020 | 7:44 AM

Will Supreme Court invalidate Obamacare a decade after it was enacted?

The first attempts to derail the law failed in the high court by votes of 5-to-4 and 6-to-3. But the makeup of the court is very different now, with three justices appointed by President Trump – among them new Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

By Nina Totenberg/NPR

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