- The Impact of Obamacare, in Four Maps New York Times by Margot Sanger-Katz and Quoctrung Bui—Three years into the Affordable Care Act, there remain places where many people still lack health insurance. But their share keeps shrinking.
- Obamacare Faces New Challenge as the Uninsured Rate Plateaus Fiscal Times by Eric Pianin—There were roughly 28 million uninsured Americans during the first six months of this year, a significant change from the 48 million consumers who lacked coverage at the time of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.
- White House Forges On with Obamacare signups Despite GOP Sweep The Hill by By Sarah Ferris—The White House is urging people to sign up for coverage through ObamaCare, hours after the Republican electoral sweep that likely dooms the healthcare law’s future. Spokesman Josh Earnest said Wednesday the Obama administration remains committed to its enrollment drive, which opened Nov. 1.
- Looking For Some Good ACA News? Health Reform, Medicaid And CHIP Drive Sharpest Decline on Child Uninsured Rate On Record RealClear Health by Joan Alker—The U.S. just reached an important milestone that will help more children grow to reach their full potential. Following the sharpest two-year decline in child uninsured rates on record, the U.S. made history with 95 percent of children covered by health insurance.
- Anthem Threatens Obamacare Retreat If Results Don’t Improve Bloomberg by Zachary Tracer—Health insurer Anthem, which has so far stuck with the Obamacare markets as rivals pulled back, said it may retreat in 2018 if its financial results under the program don’t improve next year.