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Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News

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Analysis: What you need to know about Trump’s changes to the health law

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Everything you need to know about the health care open enrollment period

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Why Hispanic Americans still aren’t signing up for Obamacare

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Health Nov 21

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Just days before the health law’s marketplaces reopened, nearly a quarter of uninsured said they expect to remain without coverage because they did not think it would be affordable, according to a poll released Friday.

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Deadline to get health insurance is March 31: what does that mean for you?

With just over a week until the March 31 deadline to sign up for health insurance, backers of the health law — from President Barack Obama on down — are engaged in a full-force campaign to enroll eligible Americans, especially…

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