Affordable Care Act "Obamacare"

The Illinois House failed to pass legislation related to the Affordable Care Act on Friday. It would have locked in certain health insurance benefits.…

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In Illinois, the number of people getting insurance through the ACA has, for the most part, remained the same since its launch. About 350,000 people have…

Open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act ends Dec. 15 in Illinois. There’s confusion around this year’s sign up, due in part to the shorter…

Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana are defending their proposal to replace Obamacare today in a Senate…

One of the Democrats running for governor of Illinois is proposing a huge expansion in a government healthcare program.Under current law, Medicaid is for…

Over 50 people rallied in Springfield Tuesday night to protest efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Signs had phrases like "Stop Repeal" and…

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office weighed in on the Senate health care bill on Monday, saying that 22 million people would lose health coverage…

Two Illinois Congressmen held a rare bipartisan community meeting Saturday.U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, and U.S. Representative Rodney Davis, a…

A new report says repealing the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — would have a disproportionately negative effect in rural parts of…