Last Chance to Sign Up for Obamacare for 2017 Coverage

Almost lost in the political battle that surrounds the health reform law is the fact that open enrollment ends on Tuesday.

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Are High-Value Health Plans the Wave of the Future?

As the destiny of the Affordable Care Act commands the attention of the healthcare arena, two researchers have proposed a new way to design health insurance plans that could win bipartisan support—and has already started to do so.

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GOP Group’s TV Ads Press House Members on Health Care Repeal

A political group that backs House Republican leaders is using a $1.3 million television ad campaign to press two dozen representatives to back GOP efforts to scuttle President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. And most of the lawmakers they're aiming at are Republicans.

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Trump Issues Executive Order Scaling Back Parts of Obamacare

In his first executive order, President Trump on Friday directed government agencies to scale back as many aspects of the Affordable Care Act as possible, moving within hours of being sworn in to fulfill his pledge to eviscerate Barack Obama’s signature health care law.

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Judge Cites ‘Serious Concerns,’ Blocks Aetna’s Merger with Humana

A federal judge in Washington today blocked Aetna Inc.'s proposed $37 billion acquisition of Humana, punctuating an era of antitrust enforcement under the Obama administration that broke up merger deals in a host of industries.

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Fearing Trump, California Drops Undocumented Health Insurance Request

California has withdrawn its request to the federal government for permission to allow undocumented people to obtain health insurance from the state exchange, with a lawmaker linking the decision to concerns about the incoming Trump administration.

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Obamacare Repeal Would Also Affect Your Employer Health Insurance

Stephanie Blythe isn’t due to give birth until April, but she already ordered a breast pump through her insurance company because she’s worried about the future of the Affordable Care Act.

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To Fight Their Negative Image on Prices, Drug Companies Launch a Major Ad Campaign That Doesn’t Mention Them

Just two weeks after President Trump said the pharmaceutical industry is “getting away with murder” on drug prices, the industry's major lobbying group launched its largest-ever ad campaign aimed at rebranding drug companies' image — without even mentioning the topic.

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Foul-Up Means Thousands of Californians Surprised by Higher Insurance Premiums

Thousands of Covered California enrollees face higher-than-expected bills from their insurers because the exchange sent incorrect tax credit information to the health plans.

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One GOP Plan Says States That Like Their Obamacare Can Keep It

California and other states could keep their federally funded insurance exchange with consumer protections intact under a proposal unveiled Monday by two Republican U.S. Senators.

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