NPR

Breaking down the Affordable Care Act: How it works and why it's so costly

The government remains shut down, as lawmakers fight over extending healthcare subsidies. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Zeke Emanuel, who helped draft the Affordable Care Act. Democrats argue ...
NPR

These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA

The government shutdown has ended without resolving a fight over health insurance. Congress failed to extend enhanced tax credits that have helped millions of Americans on Affordable Care Act plans ...
CNN

White House postpones expected unveiling of new health care cost proposal

The White House has postponed its rollout of a new proposal to address health care costs aimed at averting a spike in premiums driven by the expiration of key Affordable Care Act subsidies, a White ...
The New York Times

Senate Deadlocks on Health Care, Leaving Subsidies to Expire

Republicans blocked Democrats’ effort to extend the expiring subsidies while Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. proposal to replace them with direct payments for basic health coverage. By Carl Hulse ...