White House issues veto threat for House bill with Obamacare tweaks
INFORUMWASHINGTON - The White House said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama would veto a bill that would reduce the number of people who qualify for employer-based health insurance under his...
View ArticleMNsure author wants reboot; plan would turn exchange into a state agency
INFORUMST. PAUL - The author of the controversial MNsure health insurance program is ready for a redo.Sen. Tony Lourey, D-Kerrick, does not want to overturn the mostly online...
View ArticleNew Fargo business provides low-cost imaging services for cash upfront
INFORUMFargo - In most major U.S. cities, the cost for an MRI scan of internal organs and soft tissues ranges from $1,694 to $3,624, according to the website CompareMRICost.com. Here...
View ArticleMore than 18,000 North Dakota residents sign up for health insurance plan
INFORUMBISMARCK - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reported that 18,171 North Dakota residents selected health insurance plans for this year in the federal marketplace under...
View Article14,000 North Dakotans could be at risk of losing health insurance subsidies
INFORUMFARGO – An advocacy group for health consumers said Thursday that 14,000 North Dakotans are at risk of losing their health insurance subsidies if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against...
View ArticleBy 6-3 vote, Supreme Court upholds key Obamacare tax subsidies
INFORUMWASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Barack Obama a major victory on Thursday by upholding tax subsidies crucial to his signature healthcare law, with Chief Justice John Roberts...
View ArticleND health insurers relieved by high court's Obamacare decision
INFORUMWASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed President Barack Obama's healthcare law, upholding nationwide tax subsidies crucial...
View ArticleAccess to health care 'a godsend' for previously uninsured man
INFORUMFARGO – Not long ago, Mike Barry was going to a homeless health clinic to take care of his chronic health conditions, which include diabetes, high blood pressure and pulmonary...
View ArticleJudge rules GOP lawsuit over Obamacare can move forward
INFORUMWASHINGTON - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday congressional Republicans could proceed with parts of a lawsuit that alleges executive overreach by President Barack Obama's administration in...
View ArticleOfficials: It pays to shop on insurance marketplace
INFORUMFARGO — Officials say it pays to shop around for health insurance coverage under the new marketplace that is part of the Affordable Care Act.North Dakota consumers who re-enrolled...
View ArticleTell us: Have grandfathered health plans affected your health coverage?
INFORUMMany of the new requirements for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, don't apply for health plans that are considered grandfathered. Has this caused any issues...
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