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Why Aetna is ditching some health insurance exchanges

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 16, 2016
Aetna is losing money, so it's pulling out of health insurance exchanges.
Aetna has had a pretax loss of more than $430 million since January 2014.
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Obama's hopes for the future of health care

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 12, 2016
Since the start of Obamacare, 20 million more Americans have insurance.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the Affordable Care Act in Washington, D.C. back in 2013. During the event, Obama defended the reasons why the Affordable Care Act was originally implemented. 
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Health economists diagnose the Affordable Care Act

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 13, 2016
The American Society of Health Economists begins its biennial conference this week. It's like Woodstock — for health geeks.
Felue Chang, insured under a plan through the Affordable Care Act, receives a checkup from Dr. Perla Del Pino-White at the South Broward Community Health Services clinic in Hollywood, Florida.
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As ACA deadline approaches, fines loom

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 28, 2016
But will they motivate people to buy health insurance?
A person walks into the UniVista Insurance company office where people are signing up for health care plans under the Affordable Care Act.
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Playing out the impact of more children being insured

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 15, 2016
Getting kids — even healthy ones — onto Medicaid improves education rates.
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Shifting health costs from companies to taxpayers

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 13, 2016
Moves come as Obamacare's requirements grow more stringent.
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Comparing private vs. public expansion of healthcare coverage

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 7, 2016
A new report found significantly reduced rates of the uninsured in two states.
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Chipotle sales tumble

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 6, 2016
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Wednesday.
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The effect of Obamacare on employment

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 6, 2016
Claims have floated around that Obamacare would lead to employers reducing workers' hours.
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Why the 'Cadillac Tax' is such a tough pill to swallow

by Dan Gorenstein
Dec 11, 2015
A tax on high-cost health plans may be delayed past its 2018 implementation date.
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