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More Texans May Be Left Without Health Insurance After End Of Open Enrollment
Posted on · Open enrollment to buy health insurance through the federal government ends Dec. 15, 2017
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Austin Groups Report Surge In Obamacare Sign-Ups During First Week Of Enrollment
Posted on · Last day to enroll in or change plans for 2018 coverage is Dec. 15
Houston Matters
Full Show: Harvey Creates An Obstacle For Local DREAMers, And Halloween In Houston (Oct. 31, 2017)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters, we learn how Harvey left many so-called DREAMers in limbo. We meet a Houstonian trying to improve the trick-or-treating experience for kids displaced by flooding. We learn how a local married couple started their own commercial haunted house. And a local professor conducts scientific research into near-death experiences.
Houston Matters
Obamacare Enrollment Opens Amid Uncertain Climate for Law’s Future
Posted on · Open enrollment has begun for health insurance through the federal exchange developed via the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. But looming over the open enrollment period is uncertainty over the law’s future now that Republican Donald Trump has won the White House. We discuss many issues surrounding President Obama’s signature piece of legislation — from […]
Houston Matters
Houstonians Rush To Beat Obamacare Deadline
Posted on · More than one million Texans have signed up for a health plan this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The surge in enrollment comes just days before the deadline on Sunday. News 88.7 health and science reporter Carrie Feibel has been out in the city speaking to uninsured Houstonians trying to purchase coverage at […]
Houston Matters
Second Healthcare Open Enrollment Nears
Posted on · Another enrollment period is nearly upon us in the health insurance marketplace, but will shifting political winds impact efforts to get more uninsured here in Houston to enroll? We talk it over with Houston Public Media health and science reporter Carrie Feibel.