Trump's actions to modify the Obamacare insurance marketplace could result in higher prices and fewer insurers. Video provided by Newsy Newslook The Trump administration proposed Tuesday that people be allowed to buy short-term insurance plans that don't cover the benefits — or people — required to be covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said the rule would help people who have been struggling with high premiums of plans many see as...

USA TODAY Insurers and about 7 million consumers could benefit from a two-year extension of funding for subsidies to reduce out-of-pocket insurance costs in the new health care bill unveiled Thursday by Senate Republicans. Uncertainty over these cost sharing subsidies have been a central concern for insurers, some of which exited some Affordable Care Act exchanges while others added about 25% to the premium rates they proposed to state insurance commissioners this week to compensate. That...

INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Josway is a liberal musician and massage therapist in a conservative state that gave her health care coverage two years ago. She has to make monthly payments and can lose her plan if she misses one. She's fine with that. There's a "common misperception" that people who need government assistance are looking for a handout, she says. "We are all doing the best we can," says Josway, who turns 31 Wednesday. "Instilling a little bit of accountability and cutting people a break...