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Affordable Care Act
Consumers Should Keep Enrolling in Marketplace Coverage
The open enrollment clock is ticking, and people shouldn't miss out on benefits because they are confused or afraid.
Today’s Election Results Could Affect Mental Health Care for Millions
Medicaid covers intensive, evidence-based community mental health services and should be expanded.
Looking Past the Affordable Care Act: We Must Sustain the Fight for Universal Coverage
Given the dysfunctional ACA, it's remarkable that neither major political party has a plan to truly fix the situation.
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Obamacare Premiums Are Set to Increase Steeply Next Year
While the Affordable Care Act has cut the rate of uninsured Americans, it has not managed to bring down insurance prices.
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The 3,000 Other Elections: Trump May Help Democrats Win Back State Legislatures
The Trump effect may enable Democrats to take back control in some GOP-led states on November 8.
Gap Insurance for Deductibles: The Insurance Industry’s Latest Profiteering Ploy
As healthcare costs rise, the insurance industry is getting creative in finding revenue streams to cover gaps in coverage.
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Secrets in Plain View: Obamacare Is Working
It's important to recognize the progress the ACA has brought and that we can make much more progress by building on its success.
States That Fail to Expand Medicaid Need to Get in the Game
According to a new report, marketplace premiums are substantially higher in states that failed to expand Medicaid.
Is the US Public Ready for Single-Payer National Health Insurance?
Health care reform has become a top-down issue — corporate profits and oligarchy vs. democracy and the public interest.
Would Single-Payer National Health Insurance Break the Bank?
We have to face some inconvenient facts about our health care system, six years after enactment of the Affordable Care Act.