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They thought they bought Obamacare. But they didn’t get insurance : Shots

June 7, 2022 Sharika Soukup

A Google search for Obamacare plans can direct consumers to a series of “lead-generating” websites: nongovernmental webpages that connect insurance brokers to consumers. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images A Google search for Obamacare plans can direct consumers to a series of “lead-generating” websites: nongovernmental webpages that connect insurance brokers to consumers. Getty…

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Top GOP senator slams Democrats’ plan to renew Obamacare aid that would help Americans buy health insurance, calling it ‘free money’

May 29, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., at a Congressional hearing.Scott J. Applewhite/AP A top GOP senator slammed a Democratic effort to renew bulked-up Obamacare aid. “I don’t think this is our problem,” Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri told Insider. Democrats must renew Obamacare financial aid on their own if they want the program to continue. A top…

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Obamacare plans are more affordable, helping the Great Resignation

February 10, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers – part of what is now called The Great Resignation. Around 4 million workers have quit each month between July and November 2021. Erica Leman had maintained a side hustle as a wedding photographer for 12 years. Like millions of other Americans, Leman, who was working in…

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Obamacare enrollment hits record high after Biden makes changes

January 26, 2022 Sharika Soukup

What a difference a new president makes. Enrollment in Obamacare health insurance plans has hit a record high this season, a clear, if rare, policy victory for President Joe Biden in his first full year in office. The big surge came amid boosted financial assistance for enrollments, a wider window for sign-ups, the continuing health…

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Obamacare open enrollment 2022: What you need to know

November 10, 2021 Sharika Soukup

With 2021 winding down, it’s time for millions of Americans to sign up for health insurance for 2022. And for Californians who can’t get coverage through Medicare, Medi-Cal or an employer’s health plan, the good news is that expanded federal subsidies will make next year’s policies more affordable for more people than they were a…

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