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Democratic super PAC drops ad targeting GOP on Obamacare ahead of New York special election

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A Democratic super PAC is dropping a new ad targeting Republicans over Obamacare ahead of a special election in New York to replace former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). 

Progress Action Fund is rolling out the ad, first shared with The Hill, called “Republicans in Your Hospital,” which depicts a patient who needs lifesaving surgery but is denied the medical procedure because Republicans apparently repealed Obamacare.

“Doctor, he’s flat-lining,” a medica...

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Record 20M sign up for ACA coverage

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ObamaCare enrollment breaks record for third consecutive year

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Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) insurance marketplace has reached a record for the third consecutive year, according to the latest update from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The CMS said in a statement Wednesday that enrollment for 2024 ACA plans had broken 20 million so far, with just less than a week left for people to sign up for plans. This exceeds 2023's enrollment — 16.3 million — by roughly 4 million people.

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Trump vows to replace ObamaCare with his own alternative

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ACA enrollment up 33 percent

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White House touts record-breaking ObamaCare enrollment

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The White House on Wednesday touted the record-breaking numbers of people signing up for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, with almost a month left in open enrollment. 

More than 15 million people to date have signed up for health insurance, a 33 percent increase over the same point last year. The administration said it estimates more than 19 million people will have selected plans by the Jan. 16 deadline, an increase of 7 million compare...

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White House touts record-breaking ObamaCare enrollment

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The White House on Wednesday touted the record-breaking numbers of people signing up for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, with almost a month left in open enrollment. 

More than 15 million people to date have signed up for health insurance, a 33 percent increase over the same point last year. The administration said it estimates more than 19 million people will have selected plans by the Jan. 16 deadline, an increase of 7 million compare...

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ACA open enrollment for 2024 wraps up

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The House just passed a long-needed health care price transparency measure

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When I was pregnant with my second child, in the years following the passage of the Affordable Care Act, I went to the doctor for routine prenatal testing. Despite promises to the contrary, I had lost several health insurance plans during those years, and at least one while pregnant. At the doctor that day, my new deductible was so high that I paid full freight up-front for all my care.

The practice offered me two tests — one a new-fangled version of the old test. Wh...

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On ObamaCare, Trump just dropped the ball

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One of the biggest unforced errors in pro sports history occurred in 1986, when Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner let a grounder roll between his legs. This 10th inning misstep allowed the Mets to survive and force game seven of that year's World Series. They won, and the Red Sox, who had been just one strike away from a World Series victory, had to wait another 18 years. 

Former President Trump is having a Bill Buckner moment in his presidential campaign.

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