By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent The battles over the Affordable Care Act were never only about policy or the price of insurance. They were never simply arguments about federal subsidies, individual mandates, or the markets that hold the system together. From the moment America elected a Black president and that ...

Expert Practical Advice By Edward Henderson California Black Media For years, Los Angeles-based painter Mia Gardner has relied on side jobs and part-time work to keep her art career afloat. But lately, her biggest challenge hasn’t been finding inspiration — it’s finding affordable health insurance. “I looked at the marketplace last month, and the lowest ...

By Sunita Sohrabji The Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 21 in a case that could upend free preventive screenings and services for people insured via the Affordable Care Act. The ACA covers a raft of free preventive services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force. Such services include free screenings for various cancers, ...

On Saturday, Rep. Pete Aguilar hosted a celebration event for the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being signed into law and lowering the cost of health care for millions of Americans. This year, nearly two million Californians enrolled through the ACA open marketplace, including close to 20,000 in the region that Rep. Aguilar ...

With COVID-19 raging across the country, African Americans — disproportionately infected with the virus – are being urged to enroll in health insurance through California’s Obamacare exchange, Covered California. While tens of thousands of African Americans have benefited from insurance through Covered California at one time or another since 2013, nearly 65,000 uninsured Africans Americans ...

As the calendar turns to 2018, Covered California is ringing the Christmas bell that a wonderful gift awaits most people who sign up for health insurance by Dec. 15 — lower prices. A new analysis finds that the net monthly premiums for the 85 percent of Covered California enrollees who get financial help — the ...

By Rep. James E. Clyburn The deadline to enroll or modify healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act is December 15.  So, time is running out.  Despite what you may have heard, the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land, and everyone must have health insurance or pay a penalty. Go to ...