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Campaign 2016: Why It Matters… Health Care
By: Ricard Alonso-Zaldivar | Associated Press
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EDITOR’S NOTE _ One in an AP series examining issues at stake in the presidential election and how they affect people WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: About 9 in 10 Americans now have health insurance, more than at any time in history. But progress is incomplete, and the future far from certain. Millions remain uninsured…. Read More

Health Insurance Deadline & Tough Decisions
By: Ricard Alonso-Zaldivar | Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of young adults healthy enough to think they don’t need insurance face painful choices this year, as the sign-up deadline approaches for President Barack Obama’s health care law. Fines for being uninsured could average nearly $1,000 per household in 2016, according to one independent estimate. That’s forcing uninsured people in their… Read More