Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
The state of Texas is still deciding whether the Supreme Courts ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges means that states are now required to provide employment benefits to same-sex spouses.
The recent fight over dramatic cuts to Medicaid in the failed GOP repeal of the Affordable Care Act has prompted calls to bolster the program both on the federal level and within many states.
Faced with the rising prospect of bare counties with no marketplace plans, insurers have stepped in to offer coverage in part because they see an opportunity to make money with alternative models, experts say.
'Theres no question' that the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are actively sabotaging the Affordable Care Act, says former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.