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Health
Enrollment for marketplace health plans is opening; here’s what you need to know
It’s fall again, meaning shorter days, cooler temperatures, and open enrollment for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance — sign-ups begin…
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Opinion
Opinion: Lives hang in the balance as time runs out for action on health insurance
Five years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Yet I’m the lucky one. I could afford…
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Health
Record number of Americans sign up for ACA health insurance
A record 13.6 million Americans have signed up for health coverage for 2022 on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with…
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Health
Missouri has enrolled 4,300 people in expanded Medicaid program
Roughly 4,300 Missourians eligible for health care under Medicaid expansion have been enrolled, a top Missouri Medicaid official said Thursday.…
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Health
With ACA’s survival, health care reform forges ahead
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act for the third time on June 17, 2021, this time in…
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News
‘Obamacare’ survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court, though increasingly conservative in makeup, rejected on Thursday the latest major Republican-led effort to…
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Health
Expanding coverage is top priority for new Medicare-Medicaid chief
The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in…
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Coronavirus
‘Obamacare’ sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov’s market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led…
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Coronavirus
With Obamacare in danger, Missouri GOP push pre-existing conditions shield
It’s been nearly three months since Missouri Rep. Brenda Shields was diagnosed with COVID-19, but her lung issues persist. Shields…
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Coronavirus
Trump promotes health care ‘vision,’ but gaps remain
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an election, President Donald Trump…
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Opinion
The Jaco Report, Ep. 29: Dismantling ‘Obamacare’ and the silence of the scams in Missouri health care
The bloviating GOP majority that has a stranglehold on Missouri politics is uncharacteristically silent about their attempts to mangle health…
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