CMS will discontinue Part D subsidies for 2027
Medicare Part D prescription drug plans could be more expensive for about 25 million Americans next year as the Trump administration plans to end Medicare Part D subsidies.
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Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform included in government funding package
Pharmacy benefit manager reform, along with other health care measures, was part of legislation signed by President Donald Trump this week, ending a partial government shutdown.
House to consider extension for expired ACA subsidies
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he plans to bring a bill on extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits to the House floor this week.
House OKs health bill without extending ACA credits
The Affordable Care Act cost cliff likely will hit as Americans ring in the New Year, now that the House of Representatives approved an alternative health care bill that does not include extending enhanced tax credits that are due to expire Dec. 31.
4 GOP reps join Democrats in forcing ACA vote
Four moderate Republican congressmen joined Democrats in the House to force a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies, which are due to expire Dec. 31, hiking the cost of health care premiums for millions of Americans.
GOP scuttles vote on package without ACA tax credits
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he won’t call a vote Wednesday to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
Senate votes down two plans to address expiring ACA tax credits
Congress is no closer to resolving the issue of expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits as the Senate failed to advance competing proposals to address the issue today.
Senate Dems to force ACA vote while competing plans float in the House
The Senate is expected to vote later this week on a Democratic proposal to extend expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits and prevent health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for millions of Americans.
Will Congress take action on ACA next week? If so, what?
There are 10 working days on the calendar before many Americans see their enhanced Affordable Care Act credits expire.
ACA marketplace allowed possible fraud through fake enrollees, GAO says
The Affordable Care Act marketplaces allowed fake enrollees to obtain coverage in 2024 and 2025, the General Accounting Office said in a report issued this week.
Latest round of Medicare prescription drug price cuts announced
The Trump administration announced new lower Medicare prices for 15 drugs that were part of the latest round of price negotiations.
As ACA collapse nears, announcement of Trump plan postponed
A White House official said President Donald Trump will postpone his announcement of a new proposal to address health care costs and averting a spike in premiums driven by the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
New ACA proposals in the works as ‘subsidy cliff’ looms
As the Affordable Care Act “subsidy cliff” looms, reports say President Donald Trump plans to announce a new proposal for addressing health care costs.
Medicare to cover obesity drugs for certain groups next year
Medicare will cover GLP-1 weight loss drugs for specific patient groups, beginning in mid-2026, under a deal the Trump administration struck with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.
ACA marketplace plans seeking double-digit premium increases for 2026
The 24 million Americans who obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace will have to dig deeper into their pockets for coverage next year.
Suit claims ACA changes will result in mass coverage losses
Three cities and two advocacy organizations sued the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over a recent final rule changing enrollment requirements for Affordable Care Act coverage.
Supreme Court preserves key part of the ACA
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to cover certain preventive care is constitutional.
Parliamentarian rejects Medicaid provisions in ‘big beautiful bill’
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough struck out against the major Medicaid provisions in the “big beautiful bill,” warning senators that bill’s passage may be at risk.
Supreme Court allows Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood
The court ruled in favor of South Carolina over its effort to defund Planned Parenthood, concluding that individual Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to pick a medical provider.
Michigan Republican urges Chavez-DeRemer to rescind fiduciary rule
Michigan Republican urges the Trump administration’s newly confirmed Department of Labor Secretary to rescind the fiduciary rule.
