Articles filed under Affordable Care Act
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Health insurers return to Illinois marketplaceOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Prices are still a mystery, but Illinois consumers shopping for health insurance for 2016 will see familiar companies, newcomers and health plans with nar...
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A health law fine on the uninsured will more than doubleOct 19, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being urged to highlight ...
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Is Obama's health overhaul losing steam?Oct 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The health care law's historic gains in coverage may be leveling off: The Obama administration announced Thursday it expects only a slight overall incr...
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Chronically Ill Pay More in Obamacare Plans Than Employer CoverageOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - Chronically ill people enrolled in individual health plans sold on the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges pay on average twice as much out-of-pocket for prescriptio...
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Third Affordable Care Act sign-up period to focus on 10.5 million uninsured AmericansSep 27, 2015 7:42 am - WASHINGTON - As a third open enrollment season nears under the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration plans to focus on 10.5 million uninsured Americans, trying t...
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Proportion of Americans without health insurance dropped in 2014Sep 20, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — The proportion of Americans who lack health insurance fell markedly last year, according to new federal figures that provide the strongest evidence to date ...
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Unraveling how HealthCare.gov went so, so wrongSep 19, 2015 7:40 am - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inspector general has issued a new report on what went wrong with the federal health insurance exchanges. Or rather, one t...
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No, Obamacare isn't killing full-time jobs, new evidence showsAug 16, 2015 7:37 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's health care reform hasn't meant less time on the job for American workers, according to three newly published studies that challeng...
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Why your company might not offer a high-deductible plan next yearAug 16, 2015 7:36 am - WASHINGTON -- After years of passing on more and more health-care costs to employees, companies are slowing their adoption of high-deductible plans next year, according ...
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Wheaton College stops student health care over birth control objectionsJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Wheaton College will no longer offer students health care coverage plans starting Friday. The college announced last month that they would stop student insurance plans t...