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Five myths about health insurance

It is no wonder so many myths about health insurance persist. The U.S. health insurance system is opaque and labyrinthine, and at times purposely so. The current debate over whether

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It’s not Obamacare anymore. It’s our national health

Republicans failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act early Friday because of divisions within their own ranks, and because they tried not only to repeal and replace the

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Nearly 20 Million Have Gained Health Insurance Since 2010

The number of Americans without health insurance has fallen drastically in recent years, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics. In 2016, there were 28.6 million

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2015 was the first year 90 percent of Americans had health insurance. Thanks, Obama.

Last year was the first year that more than 90 percent of Americans had health insurance, new federal data shows. On Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released

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Obamacare Seems to Be Reducing People’s Medical Debt

Even if you lack health insurance, you’ll probably be able to get treatment at a hospital in the event of a catastrophe — if you’re struck by a car, say.

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Has Obamacare worked? Experts say yes

There’s growing evidence that most of the dramatic gain in the number of Americans with health care coverage is due to President Obama’s law, and not the gradual recovery of

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Nearly 13 Million Sign Up for Obamacare Health Insurance

About 12.7 million Americans signed up for 2016 health insurance coverage through the government insurance exchanges, surpassing its expectations, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said on Thursday.

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The Frustrating Truth About Obamacare

Obamacare is getting boring. With little time before Sunday’s deadline for people to enroll in private health insurance via HealthCare.gov and the 13 state-run health insurance exchanges this year, there’s

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UnitedHealth expects to lose nearly $1 billion on Obamacare

UnitedHealth (UNH), which is weighing an exit from the Obamacare exchanges, reported it lost about $475 million on Obamacare-compliant plans in 2015 and expects to lose more than $500 million

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The Surprising Way Obamacare Is Boosting the Economy

When it comes to the Affordable Care Act of 2010, better known as Obamacare, it’s safe to say that almost nothing has gone according to plan. Neither Obamacare’s critics nor

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