Source: sripfoto / Getty One of the biggest ongoing policy debates in the federal government has been the extension of COVID-era subsidies for insurance provided through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. While Congress is still hemming and hawing about how to address rising health care costs, six states have taken matters into their own […]
Read MoreSource: zimmytws / Getty One of the biggest issues in American politics late last year was the expiration of COVID-era subsidies for insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The expiring subsidies triggered the longest government shutdown in American history last October. While the shutdown ended without a deal to extend the subsidies, the House […]
Read MoreSource: Tom Williams / Getty During an interview on Sunday, House Minority Speaker Hakeem Jeffries expressed confidence that a bill extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for three years will pass with bipartisan support in the House. According to Politico, Jeffries was dismissive of Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s claims that a clean, three-year extension […]
Read More“I’m choosing to take the bigger hit of the premium increase instead of changing my plan, because the specialists I have, I’ve been working with them for over a year now,” she said. “Just the idea of trying to find a new team of people, even if it would save me, like, I don’t know, […]
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Source: Ariawan Armoko / Getty In recent years, affordability has quickly risen as one of the primary issues facing the American public. From housing and groceries to car payments and student loans, Americans are finding it harder and harder to pay for their basic needs. So it should come as no surprise that a recent […]
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Source: Bill Clark / Getty Rising premiums for insurance provided through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been a hot-button issue throughout the year. The federal government was shut down for over a month as Senate Democrats refused to vote on a spending bill that didn’t include provisions to extend COVID-era subsidies that lowered premiums. […]
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Source: utah778 / Getty As the deadline for the end of certain Affordable Care Act subsidies quickly approaches, the majority party can’t get on the same page about its extension. After eight Senate Democrats caved on the most significant shutdown demand in hopes of a mere vote on extending expiring ACA tax credits, House Republicans […]
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Justice served two terms as West Virginia’s governor, being elected as a Democrat in 2016 before switching parties the next year. After serving two terms, he was elected U.S. senator for West Virginia in 2024. He made hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from the sale of coal mines in 2009, vaulting him to […]
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Source: Anadolu / Getty COVID-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance have been a hot-button issue in recent months. So much so that the entire federal government is shut down over the GOP’s refusal to extend them. Senate Democrats have argued that without the subsidies, millions will become uninsured in the upcoming year due […]
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Expiring health care subsidies and rising health care costs are expected to impact millions of Americans, with open enrollment set to begin for many on November 1. Despite assurances from Dr. Oz and the Trump administration, prices are going up more than just a few dollars. Oz has incorrectly claimed that the analysis from the […]
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“Small arms” include armor, explosives, chemical weapons, pistols, and rifles. “Ordnance and ordnance accessories manufacturing” refers to other materials, such as artillery, barrels, extractors, and mounts. For comparison, in 2019, ICE spent just $5.7 million on the “small arms” category through October 18, and during Trump’s first administration, the government spent an average of $8.4 […]
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“There’s two people on the floor, or, you know, whatever, there’s—but normally, it’s done in front of the full House, so that new member in a special election gets a, I think, in some ways, a kind of a neat experience, where they get to talk to the House, their first day, getting sworn in,” […]
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“There’s two people on the floor, or, you know, whatever, there’s—but normally, it’s done in front of the full House, so that new member in a special election gets a, I think, in some ways, a kind of a neat experience, where they get to talk to the House, their first day, getting sworn in,” […]
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Source: DOMINIC GWINN / Getty As Democrats fight to restore affordable healthcare for millions, Trump continues his tyrannical spiral with Project 2025’s chief architect, Russell Vought, supporting efforts to dismantle the federal government. According to the Associated Press, the president announced plans to meet with Vought two days into the government shutdown to plot maximum […]
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Democrats have rightly insisted that any stop-gap spending bill to reopen the government must include an extension of the enhanced subsidies. This is a good battle to pick—but also only one battle. If they win this one, and achieve an extension of the enhanced subsidies, maybe it will empower them to fight more of Trump’s […]
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“If the enhancements expire at the end of the year, it would cause a lot of disruption in the marketplace, a lot of disruption in people’s lives,” said Claire Heyison, senior analyst for health insurance and marketplace policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. “In some states, particularly states that haven’t expanded Medicaid, […]
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Source: Fauzi Muda / Getty Americans insured under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are facing a substantial increase in their monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs next year as a result of the spending bill President Trump signed into law earlier this month. According to NBC News, a study from health policy research group KFF found […]
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