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Affordable Care Act

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, speaks about the Affordable Care Act outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 29, 2025. (Sam Cohen/Capital News Service)
Oct 31, 2025

Government shutdown may mean higher health care premiums for many Marylanders

Over 180,000 Maryland residents may face soaring ACA health care costs as enhanced Obamacare subsidies expire amid federal shutdown deadlock.

House Republicans, from left, Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., hold a news conference on day 20 of the government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Oct 27, 2025

Republicans like Harris grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

Amid the government shutdown, GOP lawmakers remain divided over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies as premiums rise for millions.

University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. (File photo courtesy of UM St. Joseph's Medical Center)
Oct 24, 2025

Transgender man appeals after denial of surgery at UMMS hospital

A transgender man scheduled for surgery at a UMMS hospital appealed after his constitutional claims were dismissed.

House Democrats prepare to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, on Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Oct 23, 2025

Health care compromise appears far off amid government shutdown stalemate

The government shutdown has reopened an old debate: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

ICE has been detaining immigrants at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Oct 7, 2025

Shutdown stalls key MD civil lawsuits involving DOJ

The federal government shutdown has put on hold several notable civil lawsuits in Maryland involving the Department of Justice.

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise on Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Oct 7, 2025

Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

Health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress — and compromise amid the government shutdown will not likely be easy, or quick.

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise on Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Oct 3, 2025

Hopes fade for quick end to shutdown as Trump readies layoffs and cuts

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight.

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise on Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Oct 1, 2025

Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after Trump and Congress failed to make an agreement.

A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sep 30, 2025

US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff

A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters to criticize Republican efforts to cut health care spending, at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sep 17, 2025

Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown

Republican leaders said they will reject Democratic demands for an immediate extension of health care subsidies.

Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
Aug 28, 2025

Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say

Rising drug prices and medical costs will drive health insurance premiums higher in 2026, with patients facing reduced coverage and higher bills.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott speaks Oct. 29, 2024, at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr., File)
Jul 1, 2025

Baltimore mayor part of lawsuit over Trump’s efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment

Mayors are suing the Trump administration over ACA rule changes that cut enrollment time and limit access to affordable health care coverage.