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Jun 17, 2021

Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obama era health law

The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans.

Oct 5, 2020

A look at big issues on Supreme Court’s agenda in new term

Some of the issues either already on the Supreme Court's docket when it begins its new session or likely to be before the justices soon:

Dec 18, 2018

Wisconsin senator: GOP won’t eliminate coverage guarantee

The federal guarantee of health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions is too politically popular to be eliminated, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said on Tuesday.

Apr 27, 2018

20 states seek to block Obama’s health care law

Twenty Republican-led states are seeking to temporarily invalidate former President Barack Obama's health-care law while their larger lawsuit against it proceeds.

Apr 29, 2015

Report: Insurers skirt health law’s protections for women

Some insurance plans offered on the health overhaul law's new marketplaces violate the law's requirements for women's health, according to a new report from a women's legal advocacy group.

Mar 4, 2015

US high court takes up major fight over health law subsidies

The U.S. Supreme Court convened Wednesday to hear arguments in a major test of President Barack Obama's health overhaul that threatens insurance coverage for millions of people.

Feb 4, 2015

Anxiety over Supreme Court’s latest dive into health care

Nearly five years after President Barack Obama signed his health care overhaul into law, its fate is yet again in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jan 29, 2015

Poll: Most say restore health aid if court kills subsidies

Most Americans including significant numbers of Republicans would want lawmakers to restore federal aid for buying coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law if the U.S. Supreme Court annuls some of the subsidies, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Jan 21, 2015

7th Circuit hears senator’s health care challenge

Arguments before an appeals court on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's challenge of the federal health care overhaul have focused on whether a disputed rule harmed the Wisconsin Republican.

Nov 10, 2014

US Supreme Court will look at ‘Obamacare’ subsidies

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law — a case that threatens subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their health insurance premiums.

Aug 19, 2014

Health records denial highlights open records challenges

After promising not to withhold government information over "speculative or abstract fears," the Obama administration has concluded it will not publicly disclose federal records that could shed light on the security of the government's health care website because doing so could "potentially" allow hackers to break in.

Jan 6, 2014

Johnson, Sensenbrenner at odds over Obamacare lawsuit (UPDATE)

A Republican senator on Monday sued to stop the government from paying most of the medical insurance premiums for members of Congress and their aides who are now required to obtain coverage through the new health care law's state exchanges.

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