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Affordable Care Act
The promise and pitfalls of expanded Medicaid
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David Gura
Jan 23, 2014
Under the Affordable Care Act, many states have made it easier to get Medicaid, a move that will affect cities, experts say.
Who's enrolling for health insurance? Not the uninsured
Jan 20, 2014
Our health reporter Dan Gorenstein looks at why it matters.
The religious alternative to Obamacare
Jan 10, 2014
An exemption in the Affordable Care Act lets people keep their faith-based alternative without penalties.
The push to educate the newly insured
Jan 1, 2014
Getting health insurance is akin to waking up to a new car in your garage, but not necessarily knowing how to drive. And consumers will be the first ones to tell you, there’s a lot to learn about health insurance.
Doctors brace for Obamacare patients
Dec 31, 2013
The medical industry is busy with last-minute preparations as millions of new patients sign up for health insurance;
Over a million sign up for Obamacare, mostly in December
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David Gura
Dec 30, 2013
More than a million people signed up for health insurance between October 1 and December 24
Obamacare extension catches insurers off guard
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Noel King
Dec 24, 2013
The Obama administration has extended the deadline for people who are signing up for health insurance on the federal exchange, but insurers are having trouble adapting.
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Another Obamacare rule eased before deadline
Dec 20, 2013
The White House has announced that it will let some of the 5 or 6 million people who lost their health insurance because of federal requirements, enroll in so-called catastrophic health care plans.
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With Healthcare.gov, phones finally begin ringing at small insurers
Dec 11, 2013
Many small insurers expected a bonanza of new customers when Healthcare.gov began on Oct. 1, but the website's problems made the first weeks very quiet for them.
Is healthcare.gov really fixed?
Dec 2, 2013
The claim is that healthcare.gov is fixed to the point that it works for 9 out 10 consumers.