Stories tagged: "aca"

Commentary According to reports, Texas has reached over 916,000 COVID-19 cases, including over 18,000 deaths. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images)
Commentary Texas Doctors Explain Why a Second Trump Term Could Flatline Their State—and America

From the fight against COVID-19 to the physical and emotional toll of being uninsured, the nation's health would suffer greatly if Trump is reelected.

Dr. Bhavna Lall Dr. Bhavna Lall Dr. LeChauncy Woodard Dr. LeChauncy Woodard Dr. Pritesh Gandhi Dr. Pritesh Gandhi Dr. Brian C. Reed Dr. Brian C. Reed November 3, 2020 4:03 pm EST
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Health WATCH: Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Sound Off on the Potential Repeal of the ACA

Up to 133 million Americans have pre-existing conditions covered by the Affordable Care Act. If the Supreme Court overturns the law, the consequences could be disastrous.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil October 6, 2020 12:15 pm EDT
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Healthcare I’m a Doctor, and Trump’s Playing a Deadly Game with Your Health Care

Wisconsin physician says rejecting a special enrollment period to get ACA coverage is mindlessly partisan

Rita Simon, M.D. Rita Simon, M.D. April 20, 2020 9:36 am EDT
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Coronavirus Republicans Still Want to Take Health Care Away From 20 Million Americans—in the Middle of a Pandemic

The 2010 healthcare law provided tens of millions of Americans with health care and guaranteed coverage for the 135 million Americans under 65 who live with pre-existing conditions.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 31, 2020 1:44 pm EDT
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Health Medicaid coverage for new moms only lasts 60 days post-birth — for now

Last week, lawmakers voted to advance legislation that would give states the option to extend the public insurance option for new mothers to a year.

Kimberly Lawson Kimberly Lawson November 21, 2019 12:57 pm EST

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
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Health What could happen to millions of women if the ACA is repealed

A decision in the case challenging the federal law is expected any day now.

Kimberly Lawson Kimberly Lawson November 15, 2019 3:24 pm EST
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Health Did you know open enrollment for the ACA Marketplace is here?

More than 2 million people, however, remain unable to access care because they live in states that have not expanded Medicaid coverage.

Kimberly Lawson Kimberly Lawson November 7, 2019 6:25 pm EST