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Jan 28

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What impact will Biden’s executive orders have on health care?

A key part of one of the executive orders signed by President Biden Thursday will reopen enrollment for the Affordable Care Act. Biden's other executive action will revoke a policy that barred funding for groups overseas that performed abortions or…

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Jan 28

WATCH: Biden opens sign-up window for uninsured in time of COVID-19

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The actions were only the first steps by Biden, who has promised to build out former President Barack Obama’s health care law to achieve a goal of coverage for all.

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Jan 27

Biden to reopen ‘Obamacare’ markets for COVID-19 relief

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity, as he promised during his campaign.

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Jan 05

Biden’s most daunting challenges, according to public health experts

By Laura Santhanam

When the dust of the pandemic settles, how will the Biden administration answer questions about who isn’t covered and why? How will it prioritize public health funding, or revamping the nation’s health care infrastructure?…

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Dec 14

Sign-up rush expected as ACA enrollment deadline approaches

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

A crush of sign-ups is expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrollment for HealthCare.gov. That could help solidify the standing of "Obamacare" as an improbable survivor in the Donald Trump years.

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Dec 04

Biden adjusting agenda to reflect narrow divide in Congress

By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden is adjusting the scope of his agenda to meet the realities of governing under a divided Congress and the complications of legislating during a historic pandemic.

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Nov 10

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Why the Affordable Care Act is back before the Supreme Court, amid a pandemic

By John Yang, Jason Kane

Health care policy was a major topic during the presidential campaign, and President Trump’s administration has long sought to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. But Obamacare, as it is popularly known, is now deeply woven into American health. With health…

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Nov 10

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How the congressional balance of power limits Biden on health care

The Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance for several years, prohibits insurance companies from refusing to cover pre-existing medical conditions and enables roughly 12 million Americans to receive Medicaid. But without congressional support, could…

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Nov 10

WATCH: Biden, Harris defend health care law as high court mulls its fate

By Associated Press

During remarks Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware, Harris said that Biden "won the election decisively," and that "every vote for Joe Biden was a statement that health care in America should be a right, not a privilege."…

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Nov 10

LISTEN: Supreme Court poised to leave Affordable Care Act in place

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health conditions and subsidized insurance premiums that affect tens of millions of Americans.

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