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Last Chance To Get Insured Through Affordable Care Act For 2016

Posted on January 31, 2016 · Today is the deadline to get individual health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act for all of 2016.

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Posted on April 18, 2023 · The Biden Administration is planning to expand healthcare coverage for DACA recipients by the end of the month.

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The Challenges Facing America’s Health Care System

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Posted on March 1, 2023 · Experts weigh in on health care in the U.S. and what solutions could help solve some of the issues.

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Some enrollees for Texas Medicaid health insurance will be ineligible for coverage under new rules

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Religious employers need not cover PrEP in their health plans, federal judge rules

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Posted on September 7, 2022 · U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed.

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