The Affordable Care Act has delivered on most of its promises, but there is still a lot that’s undone.
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66,000 Mainers enroll in first year of state health insurance marketplace
More than 80% of them are receiving financial assistance.
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Commentary: Rare form of slow-moving cancer can hide behind common symptoms
Symptom awareness of carcinoid cancer, my husband’s killer, is the key to earlier diagnoses, which can in turn save lives.
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Another View: Supreme Court saved Obamacare for third time. It should never have had to
Congress has voted over and over not to repeal or even rework the 2010 Affordable Care Act. It’s time for Republicans to stop their mindless lawsuits.
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Biden: 1 million have already signed up for health care during special enrollment
Biden reopened the HealthCare.gov insurance markets in February for a special six-month sign-up opportunity that will go through Aug. 15.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Biden administration revives anti-bias protections in health care for transgender people
Federal health officials say discrimination based on sex includes gender identity and sexual orientation.
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More than a half million Americans gain health coverage under Biden
The special sign-up opportunity for Affordable Care Act plans will be available until Aug. 15.
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Biden opens ‘Obamacare’ window for uninsured as COVID rages
The president directs the Affordable Care Act insurance markets to take new applications for subsidized benefits, something Donald Trump’s administration had refused to do.
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Biden to reopen ACA marketplaces to help millions who have lost insurance
The action is among several executive orders the president is issuing in his initial days to demonstrate he intends to steer government in a direction far different from that of his predecessor.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
In ’60 Minutes’ interview, Trump says he wants Supreme Court to end Obamacare
Trump posted a 37-minute clip of the interview on his Facebook Page, violating an agreement between the White House and CBS News.