Latest News On Obamacare Plans

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Obama’s Challenge To GOP: Show Me Your Plan Before Repealing Mine

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In an interview and written commentary, the president comes out swinging about Republicans’ plans to delay a health law replacement, if they repeal the current law. That strategy, he said, “is, simply put, irresponsible.”

Report: States Increase Cost Controls To Manage Medicaid Growth

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Medicaid enrollment and total Medicaid spending are projected to rise more slowly for 2017, but states’ tab will grow faster as the federal government begins to taper its funding for Obamacare expansions, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports in its annual 50-state survey.

Obamacare Marketplace Shakeout Rocks Arizona, Southeast

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Fewer choices in 2017 health care plans await consumers in dozens of markets where Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Humana are pulling out, but withdrawals may hit Arizona, the Carolinas, Georgia and parts of Florida hardest.

Young Adults Can Face Challenges To Health Enrollment

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Even as the administration focuses on getting more young adults into marketplace coverage, many enrollment specialists say that this group has some difficulty transitioning from family plans or Medicaid.