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DRAUGHON DRAWS: The New Year feels old thanks to health insurance rate hikes

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Healthcare coal for the holidays

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

Will Congress extend Affordable Care Act subsidies? Millions could face higher health insurance premiums

While a resolution to the federal shutdown would restore SNAP benefits and airline operations, a separate and critical issue of expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies remains unresolved, potentially impacting the affordability of health insurance for millions.

Government shutdown: Will Congress extend ACA subsidies before millions face higher premiums?

While a resolution to the federal shutdown would restore SNAP benefits and airline operations, a separate and critical issue of expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies remains unresolved, potentially impacting the affordability of health insurance for millions.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: SNAP restored as the train keeps on coming

Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

Nearly 1 million North Carolinians will pay more for Affordable Care Act plans

The looming expiration of COVID-era enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act in 2026 is set to cause nearly 1 million North Carolinians to pay more for health care.

Partisan turmoil heats up as North Carolinians face Affordable Care Act rate increases in 2026

The looming expiration of COVID-era enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act in 2026 is set to cause nearly 1 million North Carolinians to pay more for health care.

Millions in NC on Obamacare, Medicaid affected by budget fights

As Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. spar over a spending deal a different budget standoff in the North Carolina government also hit a key deadline on Wednesday.

Trump's proposals could boost health insurance costs for North Carolinians, critics say

Democrats warn that President Donald Trump's return to the White House could mean less access to health care and higher prices through Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act marketplace for millions in the Tar Heel State.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol bureau chief

Health insurance can save your life; Call for free, unbiased help to get covered

Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans closes on Jan. 15, so now is the time to figure out your insurance options for 2025.

Fact-checking Kamala Harris' 'closing argument' speech at the White House Ellipse

In a speech from the Ellipse adjoining the White House, one week from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris drew a sharp contrast with former President Donald Trump, calling him a "petty tyrant" and repeating a line she has used in recent days, that she would begin her presidential term not with an enemies list, but with a to-do list.

PolitiFact reporters Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, and Amy Sherman

Fact check: Does Trump want to repeal the ACA, as Biden says?

President Joe Biden has repeatedly warned voters on the campaign trail that his opponent, former President Donald Trump, would take away their health care if he regains the White House.

Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact reporter

National Medicaid leader joins NC Gov. Cooper to celebrate Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion

One of the nation's top Medicaid leaders was in Raleigh Wednesday to celebrate a big milestone in healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obamacare, as well as the state's recent expansion of Medicaid.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Fact Check: 85 million Americans without health insurance?

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has pushed the Democratic Party to expand access for health care, said during CNN's "State of the Union" show on Dec. 11 that "We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance." PolitiFact checks those numbers.

Biden looking to open up Obamacare subsidies to more families

More families would be able to access Affordable Care Act subsidies next year, under a rule proposed by the Biden administration Tuesday.

By Tami Luhby, CNN

Fact check: Biden says four of five customers finding coverage 'for under $10 a month' under ACA changes

The American Rescue Plan, Biden said, "made quality coverage more affordable than ever, with families saving an average of $2,400 on their annual premiums, and four out of five consumers finding quality coverage for under $10 a month." PolitiFact checks his claim.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

More in NC now eligible for health insurance help

Changes made to the Affordable Care Act in 2021 mean hundreds of thousands more North Carolinians are eligible for subsidized health insurance in 2022.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief

Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Affordable Care Act, leaving it in place

The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act on Thursday in a decision that will leave the law intact and save health care coverage for millions of Americans. The justices turned away a challenge from Republican-led states and the former Trump administration, which urged the justices to block the entire law.

By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN

Expert: Interest in Obamacare coverage rises during pandemic

A local expert says more North Carolinians are showing interest in Affordable Care Act health care plans as unemployment numbers rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL multiplatform producer

Fact check: Biden ad says Trump would slash Medicare benefits

An attack ad by the Joe Biden campaign states that President Trump is "pushing to slash Medicare benefits" and ties this charge to the administration's position on the pending legal challenge to the ACA.

Stephanie Stapleton, PolitiFact reporter

Supreme Court to hear Obamacare case one week after Election Day

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the future of the Affordable Care Act on November 10, exactly one week after the presidential election, it announced Wednesday.

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter