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Affordable Care Act repeal bill headed to Obama's desk

For the first time in the ongoing effort to appeal the Affordable Care Act, Congress will send a bill gutting the healthcare reform law to President Barack Obama's desk.

10 health insurance stories to watch in 2016

It looks as though change will continue to be a constant in the health insurance industry in 2016. After all, this is the age of the Affordable Care Act, a massively disruptive force that continues...

Budget bill shows small ACA tweaks can be successful

Though efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act have continually been unsuccessful, the omnibus spending bill just signed by the president shows that ACA opponents are likely to have more luck targeting smaller chunks of the law, according to the Associated Press.

How to fix the Affordable Care Act's major flaws

Despite surviving five years of skepticism and critical analyses, the Affordable Care Act has several major accomplishments to its name--yet it also suffers from some key drawbacks that policymakers must address, according to two prominent health policy experts.  

Senate passes bill to roll back major provisions of ACA

The Senate voted 52-47 Thursday to pass legislation that would repeal large swaths of the Affordable Care Act, a bill certain to be vetoed by President Barack Obama.

As Dems prepare to debate, Bush unveils ACA replacement plan

Just as the Democratic presidential candidates are preparing to square off over a host of issues in their first debate, Republican Jeb Bush has detailed one of his own major policy platforms--his plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  

Trump unveils plan to repeal, replace ACA

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offered details about his plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in a recent interview with "60 Minutes." 

High-deductible plans, health savings accounts could repair the ACA

Now that repairing or replacing the Affordable Care Act has become a "realistic possibility," any new plan to fix the healthcare system should feature two key elements: High-deductible plans and health savings accounts, according to an opinion piece published by the  Wall Street Journal.

Republicans threaten ACA's victory tour with talks of repealing the medical-device tax

Following President Barack Obama administration's triumphant win last month to preserve the Affordable Care Act's federal subsidies, there may be a new issue at hand: Attempts to repeal the medical-device tax.

Full ACA repeal would cost insurers 19M members, grow national deficit as much as $350B

Insurers stand to lose up to 19 million members if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that subsidies are illegal and lawmakers repeal the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, which also estimates the economic damange.