Drug Trade Group Quietly Spends ‘Dark Money’ To Sway Policy And Voters

In 2010, before the Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress, the pharmaceutical industry’s top lobbying group was a very public supporter of the measure. It even helped fund a multimillion-dollar TV ad campaign backing passage of the law.

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Democratic attorneys general sue to block association health plan rule

Twelve Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday to block a new rule making it easier for small firms and individuals to band together in association health plans free from many Affordable Care Act market rules.

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Covered California’s Health Insurance Premiums Will Rise 8.7% in 2019

Premiums in California’s health insurance exchange will rise by an average of 8.7% next year, marking a return to more modest increases despite ongoing threats to the Affordable Care Act.

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California’s Costly, Inaccessible Healthcare System

More than one-third of California's $200 billion budget goes toward health care. Private health insurance spending in the state, meanwhile, exceeds more than $100 billion a year.

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House to Vote On HSA Expansion, Permanent Repeal of Medical Device Tax

House Republicans this week plan to approve expanding health savings accounts—a key tenet of the GOP healthcare platform since they were created under President George W. Bush—and significantly change Obamacare's tax credit structure to let subsidies flow to catastrophic plans.

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Trump Battle Over Drug Prices Heats Up

The Trump administration is taking credit for a series of announcements by drug companies to freeze drug prices for the remainder of 2018, arguing it is proof that the president’s tough talk is leading to results.

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