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# Affordable Care Act


## Affordable Care Act


* ![TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-SHUTDOWN-CAPITOL](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6432f81d8a331c9/69892ba4bc6cfc553d3e56d8/gettyimages-908848584.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 13, 2018  
## [Joe Lieberman: Why Congress Can't Fix Even the Small Things](https://time.com/5365487/joe-lieberman-congress-fixes/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Joe Lieberman
* ![donald-trump-disability-rights](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc91f460ce5ba7cdc/69892866ab6d77938d6b1da4/adapt-disability-protesters-health-care.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 26, 2018  
## [How Trump Inadvertently Sparked a New Disability Rights Movement](https://time.com/5168472/disability-activism-trump/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Abigail Abrams
* ![A look back at Donald Trump's first year in office](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc91a344eed5672c/6988f7e6656a3fdcd5bd3226/trump-year-one-timeline-09.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2018  
## [Here Are the Promises President Trump Kept and Broke in His First Year](https://time.com/5106302/donald-trump-first-year-promises/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Tessa Berenson Rogers and Abhishyant Kidangoor
* ![President Trump](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta98af200712d9f31/6988f3c5ab6d77b96d6b0e00/gettyimages-885587866.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 5, 2017  
## [Americans Say This Should Be Trump's Biggest Priority in 2018](https://time.com/5050089/donald-trump-health-care-poll/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Billy Perrigo
* ![Members of the Senate Finance Committee participate in a markup of the Republican tax reform proposal November 14, 2017 in Washington, DC.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f786499a64b47cd/6988e655929fad07e8bee8b6/gettyimages-874207690.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 27, 2017  
## [The Senate Tax Bill Would Hurt the Poor Even More Than Originally Thought](https://time.com/5038145/senate-tax-bill-cuts-poor-republican/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Ryan Teague Beckwith  
* ![trump tax reform congress](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44705b57570a2728/6988e6907cdbace95fd5af64/trump-tax-reform-congress.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 21, 2017  
## [The White House Wants to Pass Tax Reform. But President Trump Isn't Helping](https://time.com/5032804/republican-tax-plan-donald-trump-congress/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Justin Worland
* ![Trump Sexual Harassment](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb3deec836d8ec6f/6988e669096a945a346a0788/donald-trump-harassment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 20, 2017  
## [Here's How Every Trump Policy Proposal Plays Out](https://time.com/5032136/republican-tax-plan-donald-trump-health-care/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Ryan Teague Beckwith and Abhishyant Kidangoor
* ![House Republicans Introduce Tax Reform Legislation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8f01dd0b0feb9f7/6988e53a196cf41892042ade/teacher-tax-credit-gop-reform.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2017  
## [Republican Tax Plan Could Include Partial Obamacare Repeal](https://time.com/5017737/republican-tax-plan-obamacare-repeal/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Philip Elliott
* ![trum-loyalty-test-white-house-staffers-grapple-morale-aaron-bernstein](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta25b4415d565437d/6988cdc1196cf44742040291/trum-loyalty-test-white-house-staffers-grapple-morale-aaron-bernstein.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 24, 2017  
## [President Trump Called for Party Unity, Then Attacked a Republican Senator](https://time.com/4995082/president-trump-called-for-party-unity-then-attacked-a-republican-senator/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Ryan Teague Beckwith
* ![Via Twitter, Trump Threatens To Cancel Mexico Visit To White House Over Wall](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc9f993f34e7f0466/6988de1ae76ad281c462f2e7/trump-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 18, 2017  
## [President Trump's Tweets About Puerto Rico, Military Families Rank Among His Worst-Received](https://time.com/4988444/donald-trump-twitter-tweets-puerto-rico-military-obamacare/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Ryan Teague Beckwith and Pratheek Rebala  
* ![IUDs](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3e5511a4f790275/69868d56cd804d3956cca9e8/iuds.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 18, 2017  
## [Your IUD May Get a Lot More Expensive. Here's How Much It Could Cost in Every State](https://time.com/4985605/iud-birth-control-health-insurance/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alexandra Sifferlin and Pratheek Rebala
* ![President Trump And Sen. Mitch McConnell Address Media After Working Lunch](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta953f9ae768f83de/6988e2294ee26235dd30f6d4/gettyimages-862035566.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 16, 2017  
## [President Trump May Sign Off on a 'Short-Term Fix' to Obamacare](https://time.com/4984315/donald-trump-obamacare-short-term-fix/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Maya Rhodan
* ![President Trump Departs White House En Route To Pennsylvania](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30f1d889cb9244ab/6988e1df096a941f4069fff7/donald-trump-iran-deal.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 13, 2017  
## [Washington Had a Busy Week. Catch Up in 5 Minutes](https://time.com/4981397/donald-trump-iran-affordable-care-act-dreamers-puerto-rico/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Maya Rhodan
* ![TIME.com stock photos Birth Control Pills](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20b89acac69ee4c3/6987788606f2c181f13333e7/birth-control-pills-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 12, 2017  
## [No, Birth Control Doesn’t Make You Have Riskier Sex, Researchers Say](https://time.com/4975951/donald-trump-birth-control-mandate-sexual-behavior/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Abigail Abrams
* ![US-POLITICS-MILITARY-TRUMP](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3011675bff6803c2/6988e0de656a3f93a8bd1fcc/gettyimages-858029680.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 6, 2017  
## [Trump Rolls Back Obamacare Birth Control Mandate](https://time.com/4972312/obamacare-birth-control-mandate-donald-trump/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Aric Jenkins

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