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Sign-Up Deadline Is Friday, But Some People May Get Extra Time

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Although in most states the insurance marketplace deadline is Friday, some consumers might be entitled to a special enrollment period if their 2017 plan is being discontinued or they are from states designated by the federal government as hurricane disaster areas.

Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Is Health Care Spending Still The Hungry, Hungry Hippo?

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In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of the Wall Street Journal, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Margot Sanger Katz of The New York Times discuss new health spending numbers from the federal government, as well as how the year-end legislating in Congress is being complicated by health issues.

For Marketplace Customers Who Delay, Auto-Enrollment Could Be Nasty Wake-Up

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People who have a plan from the health law’s marketplace and who don’t actively shop for a new one will be auto-enrolled on Dec. 16. But unlike past years, most people won’t be able to change those plans if they don’t like them.

Health Risks To Farmworkers Increase As Workforce Ages

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Harvesting U.S. crops has been left to an aging population of farmworkers whose health has suffered from decades of hard labor. Older workers have a greater chance of getting injured and of developing chronic illnesses.

Middle-Class Earners Weigh Love And Money To Curb Obamacare Premiums

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Ineligible for subsidies, a Tennessee woman quit her job to get an affordable health care premium. Conventional steps — such as maxing out your 401(k) contribution each year — may also do the job, financial planners say.

States — And 9M Kids — ‘In A Bind’ As Congress Dawdles On CHIP Funding

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Congress let funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expire in September, and despite bipartisan support for the program, states are facing the specter of having to prepare to wind down their programs.

Congress Isn’t Really Done With Health Care — Just Look At What’s In The Tax Bills

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Even though congressional Republicans set aside their Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts this year, here are five major health policy changes that could become law as part of the pending House and Senate proposals.