Jordan Weissmann

Washington, D.C.

Covering federal agencies and consumer affairs for Yahoo Finance. Ex-Semafor, Slate, Atlantic. Got tips? Email [email protected]. Signal: jhw.54

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3 reasons your Obamacare premiums are going up next year

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

Updated Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 10:57 AM 4 min read If you happen to be one of the roughly 24 million people in America who buy their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, you’re probably in for some sticker shock next year. Many families could be on the hook for hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of dollars more in premium payments thanks to the expiration of Biden-era coverage subsidies.
The GOP's 'big, beautiful bill' would leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

3 weeks ago | aol.com | Jordan Weissmann

The Republican party’s "big, beautiful bill" would leave 10.9 million fewer people in the US with health coverage while cutting more than $1 trillion in spending from federal insurance programs over a decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported on Wednesday.
How the GOP is changing Obamacare

1 month ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

Medicaid isn’t the only healthcare program that’s in for an overhaul under the Republican Party’s “one big, beautiful bill.” The controversial tax and spending package, which passed the House Thursday with the help of pressure from President Trump, also includes several reforms to the Affordable Care Act that are expected to shrink the number of Americans who obtain insurance through the law’s marketplaces.
Trump's tax bill makes big changes to student loans and financial aid

1 month ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

The new standard plan would still require fixed monthly payments. But instead of automatically being placed on a 10-year repayment schedule, like in today’s program, former students would have between 10 and 25 years to pay down their debts depending on how much they borrowed — similar to how federal consolidation loans work today .
4 key tax breaks in the Trump tax bill

1 month ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

If you happen to be in the market for a four-wheeler or a Winnebago, congratulations: Republicans want to give you a tax break. Early Thursday, House GOP lawmakers passed their “one big beautiful bill,” meant to enact most of the party’s policy agenda. Included in the legislation are a handful of populist measures that President Trump made a signature part of his campaign platform as he targeted blue-collar and older constituencies.
'Trump accounts' for newborns passed the House. Here's why financial experts don't like them.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

Pretty soon, every newborn American could be the proud owner of their very own “Trump account.”The Republican party’s “one big beautiful bill,” which passed the House early Thursday, contains a pilot program that would automatically create a new, tax-advantaged investment account prefunded with $1,000 for each child born from the beginning of 2025 through the end of 2028.
Trump's new MAGA accounts are getting a thumbs down from financial experts

1 month ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

Pretty soon, every newborn American could be the proud owner of their very own “MAGA account.”Such is the plan under a proposal buried deep inside the Republican party’s “one big beautiful bill,” which is currently working its way through a slight impasse in the House. The legislation contains a pilot program that would automatically create a new, tax-advantaged investment account prefunded with $1,000 for each child born from the beginning of 2025 through the end of 2028.
You might benefit from these proposed new Trump tax cuts

1 month ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

If you happen to be in the market for a four-wheeler or a Winnebago, congratulations: Republicans want to give you a tax break. This week, House GOP lawmakers unveiled the highly anticipated tax section of their “one big beautiful bill,” meant to enact most of the party’s policy agenda. Included in the legislation are a handful of populist measures that President Trump made a signature part of his campaign platform as he targeted blue-collar and older constituencies.
Can Trump really bring down drug prices?

1 month ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

President Trump has unveiled a plan that he says will dramatically reduce the price Americans pay for prescription drugs, but whether he can deliver on that promise is very much murky. On Monday, the president signed an executive order aimed at making pharmaceutical companies charge their US customers no more than the lowest cost offered to buyers in other developed countries.
Can Trump really bring down drug prices?

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Jordan Weissmann

President Trump has unveiled a plan that he says will dramatically reduce the price Americans pay for prescription drugs, but whether he can deliver on that promise is very much murky. On Monday, the president signed an executive order aimed at making pharmaceutical companies charge their US customers no more than the lowest cost offered to buyers in other developed countries.