Articles filed under Affordable Care Act
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US seeks strong finish on health care sign-ups amid doubtsJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking a strong showing in President Barack Obama's last year in office, the administration said Thursday 11.3 million people have enrolled for health...
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Obamacare Insurers Sweeten Plans With Free Doctor VisitsJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - Health insurers in several big cities will take some pain out of doctor visits this year - the financial kind. They’ll offer free visits to primary care doctors in the...
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In budget deal, health law foes took a different pathDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican foes of President Barack Obama's health care law may be able to get more by chipping away at it than trying to take the whole thing down at ...
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Crunch time again for health law; Tuesday sign-up deadlineDec 14, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's crunch time to sign up for coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law. The website works much better now, but rising premiums and sha...
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State Obamacare Exchanges â€~Sustainable’ Without Federal Aid, Official Tells CongressDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - State insurance exchanges are healthy financially even without the federal funding that ran out this year, a top Obama administration official told a House subcommittee ...
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Uninsured People Eligible For Obamacare Face Average $969 Penalty In 2016Dec 09, 2015 6:00 am - The penalty for failing to have health insurance is going up, perhaps even higher than you expected. Among uninsured individuals who are not exempt from the Affordable C...
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ACA coverage, drug prices push health spending to $3 trillionDec 06, 2015 5:33 am - WASHINGTON - Health spending reached $3 trillion last year, as millions of people gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act and prescription drug prices ro...
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Kentucky Strategy Will Test Need For State-Run Obamacare ExchangesDec 02, 2015 6:00 am - Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin’s plan to dismantle the state’s successful health insurance exchange, Kynect, and shift consumers to the federal one would likely have...
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A Tale Of Two Obamacare Co-Op Insurers: One Standing, One FallingNov 30, 2015 6:00 am - Thousands of Americans are again searching for health insurance after losing it for 2016. That’s because health cooperatives - large, low-cost insurers set up as part ...
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Obamacare Recruiters Seek Uninsured At Food Fairs And ChurchesNov 16, 2015 6:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - For the past week, Henry Bowles has stood along a busy road here six hours a day holding a sign that reads “Obamacare Help Center- Free Enrollm...