Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House on April 5 for the first time since leaving office in 2017 to tout the benefits of his signature healthcare law and offer backing to his friend and former governing partner, President Joe Biden.

Obamacare

More than 14.5 million Americans signed up for Obamacare health insurance for 2022, a 21 percent jump over 2021 and the highest since the Affordable Care Act was signed 12 years ago, the U.S. government said on March 23.

Kate Rawson, one of the most insightful and practical observers of the health policy scene in Washington, offers the Coalition for Healthcare Communication her well-informed analysis and a Q&A format.

A record 14.1 million Americans signed up for health insurance since the start of the 2022 open enrollment period in November 2021, the U.S. health department said on January 13.

Join TLD Group Advisor and Senior Consultant Dr. Kent Bottles in a webinar on December 3rd that will discuss American Healthcare in 2021: What Should Providers, Patients, & Citizens Expect?

U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republican-governed states and joined by President Donald Trump’s administration.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Evofem Biosciences Inc.’s Phexxi (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate) vaginal gel for the prevention of pregnancy in females of reproductive potential for use as an on-demand method of contraception.

A look at potential new developments important to health communications and marketing.

A federal judge stuck down a Trump administration rule aimed at enabling millions of Americans to buy skimpy health insurance plans that do not comply with key Affordable Care Act requirements – part of administration efforts to chip away at the healthcare law.

Centene Corp. will buy smaller rival WellCare Health Plans Inc. for $15.27 billion in stock and cash, in a move to bulk up the U.S. health insurer’s government-backed Medicare and Medicaid businesses while reducing exposure to Obamacare healthcare exchanges.