Cruz ends talkathon, Senate advances spending bill
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Filibuster or no, Sen. Ted Cruz' marathon speech on the Senate floor made one point: Obamacare had to go. But when the freshman senator finally...
View ArticleUnder fire, 'Obamacare' going live _ with glitches
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's health care law has survived the Supreme Court, a battle for the White House and budget brinkmanship. Now the...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Slippery claims on health law, budget
By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is the insurance industry's most powerful pitchman these days as he drums up interest in the health insurance markets...
View ArticleHomework involved to apply for health insurance
September 30, 2013By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Getting covered under President Barack Obama's health care law might take you more than one sitting. In a media preview...
View ArticleSenate clears bill to pay military in shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has adopted a bill to pay members of the military in case the government shuts down.The unanimous voice vote Monday sends the legislation to the White House for President...
View ArticleWhat's changing, what's not, in a shutdown
By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Campers in national parks are to pull up stakes and leave, some veterans waiting to have disability benefits approved will have to cool their...
View ArticleYoung people and the Affordable Care Act
SAN ANTONIO -- Consumers will be able to enroll for the health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Young people who do not have health insurance, may not realize they could be eligible...
View ArticlePremiums for health coverage unveiled
SAN ANTONIO-- The uninsured can get an idea of plans and premiums on the market place. Sticker-price premiums for a mid-range benchmark plan will average $328 a month nationally for an individual....
View ArticleInsurance for small businesses
SAN ANTONIO -- More employees getting health insurance is the idea behind the new healthcare coverage that you can start signing up for next week.But the plan is forcing local small business owners to...
View ArticleAACOG agencies to provide Affordable Care application assistance
SAN ANTONIO -- AACOG's Alamo and Bexar Area Agencies on Aging have been designated as a certified agency to provide assistance to those seeking insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act Health...
View ArticleDiabetes care under the Affordable Care Act
SAN ANTONIO -- The president sold "preventative care" as one of the biggest parts of the new Affordable Care.The question is, how will that change the care you get from your doctor? Grace White...
View ArticleEnroll America answers questions about healthcare registration
SAN ANTONIO- Enroll America spoke to News 4 San Antonio about enrolling for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
View ArticlePressure mounts to fix ObamaCare
By JULIET WILLIAMS and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated PressThe pressure is on for the federal government and states running their own health insurance exchanges to get the systems up and running...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Obamacare in Texas
SAN ANTONIO -- You can now sign up for the insurance plans that are part of that Affordable Care Act.So what do you need to know about Obamacare in Texas? Fred Cantu from our sister station in Austin...
View ArticleTexas quietly gears up for Obamacare
SAN ANTONIO -- With all of the local opposition to the Affordable Care Act in Texas, many people thought Texas had opted out of the plan altogether.But enrollment is now underway across the state for...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Q and A
WASHINGTON -- We have been answering your questions about the healthcare exchange rollout, and you've been giving us your thoughts on Facebook.We asked national correspondent Kristine Frazao to track...
View ArticleHealth law glitches: fatal or fleeting?
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- The glitch-ridden rollout of President Barack Obama's health care law has opponents crowing: "Told you so!" and insisting it should be...
View ArticleA bumpy first day for new insurance marketplaces
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- For millions of Americans trying to log in, the online insurance marketplaces created by the new health care law began with a stalled website, an...
View ArticleCONTACT CONGRESS about the Affordable Care Act
SAN ANTONIO -- The debate over the Affordable Care Act continues in Washington.Check out the links below to find out how our lawmakers feel about the Affordable Care Act and how you can let them know...
View ArticlePoll: Health exchange rollout gets poor reviews
By NANCY BENAC and JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's new health insurance marketplaces are drawing lots of rotten tomatoes in early reviews, but people are at least...
View ArticleObama health target: 500,000 signups by Oct. 31
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first month alone, the Obama administration projected that nearly a half million people would sign up for the new health insurance...
View ArticleWorking around the Affordable Care Act glitches
SAN ANTONIO -- Glitches plaguing the Affordable Health Care site are also slowing down enrollment for the nearly 20,000 CareLink members who might be eligible for health exchanges. News 4's Jozannah...
View ArticleObamaCare website still down for repairs
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and DONNA CASSATA, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- "Obamacare" escaped unharmed from the government shutdown Republicans hoped would stop it, but just as quickly they have...
View ArticleBuilders of Obama's health website saw red flags
By JACK GILLUM and JULIE PACE, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Crammed into conference rooms with pizza for dinner, some programmers building the Obama administration's showcase health insurance...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Sebelius misstates law on signup start
By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Misstating the health care law she is responsible for administering, Kathleen Sebelius has asserted that the law required health insurance sign-ups...
View ArticleAmericans have until March 31st to sign up for health care
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says it's granting a six-week extension until March 31 for Americans to sign up for coverage next year and avoid new tax penalties under the president's...
View ArticleGov't document: Health site posed security risk
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JACK GILLUMAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- An internal government memo obtained by The Associated Press shows administration officials were concerned that a lack of...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov website: Who is to blame?
WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius apologized for the technical problems that have overwhelmed the government health care website. But is Sebelius the only one to...
View ArticleObamaCare sticker shock setting in across the country
By KELLI KENNEDYAssociated PressMIAMI (AP) -- Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he'd be able to keep the plan even after the...
View ArticleInsurance companies send cancellation letters
SAN ANTONIO -- Some insurance companies have decided they are better off not participating in health care reform.Some Americans have received letters saying their current plan at its current price will...
View ArticleObama admin says health website improving
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration dodged questions Tuesday about whether it will support legislation to fulfill President Barack...
View ArticleACA navigators fired after undercover video released
DALLAS, Texas -- One employee has been fired and three others suspended after an accusation of fraud involving Obamacare. An undercover video was recently released showing healthcare workers in Texas...
View ArticleClinton: Obama should honor health care pledge
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton says President Barack Obama should find a way to let people keep their health coverage, even if it means changing the new insurance law.Clinton says...
View ArticleHouse oversight panel probes health website woes
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Probing whether the White House shares blame for health care website woes, the House's chief investigator Wednesday...
View ArticleObama admin. posts low health care signups
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- The administration says fewer than 27,000 people managed to enroll for health insurance last month in the 36 states...
View ArticleACA marketplace helplines
SAN ANTONIO -- It's time to get covered. Enrollment is scheduled to begin October 1, 2013 in the Affordable Care Act's marketplace.Uninsured Texans who are at least 18 years old can shop for health...
View ArticleObama struggles to save his cherished health law
President Barack Obama's health care law risks coming unglued because of his administration's bungles and his own inflated promises.By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- To avoid...
View ArticleObama health care woes become credibility fight
By JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) -- Throughout President Barack Obama's first four years in office, he prided himself on his ability to bounce back when much of Washington...
View ArticleSupreme Court will take up new health law dispute
MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has agreed to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law, whether businesses can use religious objections...
View ArticleHealth law business insurance site delayed 1 year
CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama's administration has announced yet another delay in the rollout of the health care law. An online health insurance marketplace for small businesses is being put...
View ArticleObama declares health care law is working
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to regroup from his health care law's disastrous rollout, President Barack Obama on Tuesday insisted that the sweeping overhaul is...
View ArticleThe health of Obamacare
WASHINGTON -- One week from Tuesday is the deadline for people enrolled in new healthcare plans to pay up if they want to be covered the first of the year.Inside the realm of healthcare, it's been a...
View ArticleInsurance through work? Health law affects you too
IS MY JOB SAFE? Republicans have called the overhaul the "Job-Killing Health Law." This is in part because of the law's requirement that companies with 50 or more workers offer full-time workers -...
View ArticleHow to get your health insurance questions answered
SAN ANTONIO - Last call for health insurance! Uninsured Americans have just a few days left to register for health insurance coverage before the open enrollment period closes on March 31st.There are a...
View ArticleTONIGHT: America's State of Affairs Town Hall Discussion
We invite you to be a part of the 'Your Voice, Your Future' Town Hall tonight, June 24, from 6pm-7pm CDT.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamacare law
The Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.
View ArticleBexar County grappling with teen pregnancy problem
The University of Texas Health Science Center is hoping two grants totaling close to $14 million will help teens in Bexar County and throughout Texas know more and perhaps prevent a life-changing event.
View ArticleAmerica's State of Affairs Town Hall Discussion
Join us for a Town Hall discussion on the Iranian deal. Tweet your thoughts tonight at 6 p.m. on News4.com
View ArticleHealth insurance penalty going up in 2016
The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695 for next year, and supporters of President Barack Obama's overhaul are urging the administration to highlight that increase as...
View ArticleHHS Secretary Burwell in San Antonio to talk health care
New coverage begins on January 1, but Tuesday (December 15) is the deadline to enroll or make changes to their health plans.
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