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Month: October 2023
Open enrollment starts this week for ACA plans. Here’s what’s new this year
If you buy your own health insurance through state and federal marketplaces, 'tis the season to compare prices, change coverage, and take advantage of subsidies. Here's what to know.
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Senate Democrats press Biden administration to cover over-the-counter birth control
Senate Democrats are pressing the Biden administration to require health insurance plans to fully cover over-the-counter (OTC) contraceptives.
In a letter to administration officials dated Friday and released Monday, 48 senators asked the departments of Health and Human Services; Labor; and the Treasury to take concrete steps to ensure contraceptives are covered without cost-sharing and without the need for a prescription.
The letter applauded past executive orders ...
All you need to know about Speaker Mike Johnson
The nation is scrambling to learn more about Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) since House Republicans catapulted him to national prominence Wednesday with his election to an office two heartbeats from the presidency.
The conservative is a bit of an enigma, even to fellow lawmakers. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican, said he didn't know Johnson when asked Wednesday. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told a CNN reporter that she would Google him.
Reporters at T...
Over half of Americans struggle to pay for health care: survey
Story at a glance
- A new survey from the Commonwealth Fund found that health care is unaffordable for many Americans, including those with employee-sponsored insurance.
- Americans struggled to pay for health care even if they purchased insurance on their own, such as on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces
- The cost is forcing many Americans to forgo needed health care.
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The new House Speaker’s views on health topics
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Obamacare premiums rise for 2024, but subsidies will protect most enrollees
Premiums are going up again on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange, but generous subsidies will shield most consumers seeking coverage from the increased cost.
Nikki Haley’s path to the nomination: stand up to GOP antisemitism
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley can overtake Donald Trump and win the GOP presidential nomination. Here's how.
With the news dominated by Hamas’ brutal attack against Israeli civilian targets, Haley can stand out by standing up to antisemitism in her party.
For decades, there has been a deep vein of antisemitic innuendo in Republican and conservative politics in the U.S.
Pat Buchanan, the former contender for the GOP nomination, famously said in 1990...
CVS pulls common decongestant off shelves
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CVS pulls common decongestant off shelves
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