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Trump administration drafting dramatic curbs on legal immigration

Aug 7, 2018
The U.S. government has always been wary of immigrants who might be a drain on the economy, but soon even legal immigrants who’ve enrolled in Obamacare could be disqualified from citizenship if proposed new rules take effect. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
White House adviser Stephen Miller is one of the main architects for this new policy. 
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"Skinny" short-term health insurance plans expand under Trump

Aug 1, 2018
Here are some pros and cons on the policies.
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Calorie count rule expands nationwide for larger food sellers

May 7, 2018
Starting today, fast food restaurants, grocery store chains, convenience stores and even movie theaters must start posting calorie counts. The law — which was a provision tucked into Obamacare — applies to food retailers with 20 locations or more. How will this affect businesses?    Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

Health insurance ads were up this year despite a slashed budget

Dec 15, 2017
Today is the last day to enroll in Obamacare insurance plans. Earlier this year, the Trump administration slashed the Affordable Care Act advertising budget by $90 million, so many people assumed there would be far fewer TV ads encouraging people to sign up. But it turns out there’s been 51 percent more insurance commercials compared […]

The Senate tax bill has a health care throwback

Nov 14, 2017
A proposed amendment would end the Affordable Care Act's individual health insurance mandate.
Members of the Senate Finance Committee participate in a markup of the Republican tax reform proposal today in Washington, D.C.
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The health insurance exchanges were meant to lower premiums through competition. So what happened this year?

Oct 30, 2017
It’s sign up season for the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment starts on Wednesday. Government numbers out today show that almost half of the population live in places where they can only choose from three or fewer insurers. Not much competition, so you’d expect premiums to be high. But in other places, there’s seven, eight or even […]

With Obamacare ad dollars slashed, expect lower enrollment

Oct 30, 2017
Healthy people need a reminder to sign up for insurance.
Two people discuss health plans available from the Affordable Care Act with an agent.
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For public good, not for profit.

It's open enrollment season. But you'll see fewer ads for it than ever before.

Oct 27, 2017
The Trump administration slashed money for health care marketing and enrollment helpers.
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Would Trump's executive order make better, cheaper health care? Only kind of

Oct 12, 2017
Today, when the president signed an executive order expanding coverage options outside of the Obamacare marketplaces, he promised that the order would create more insurance options at “lower prices, and for millions of Americans.”   Actually, the order is asking federal agencies to broaden the use of short-term insurance options, which aren’t beholden to the coverage […]

HHS documents show Obamacare marketing was working in 2016

Sep 20, 2017
Under the Obama administration, health officials not only invested in an ACA media blitz, but also in measuring its efficacy, according to the former chief marketing officer for the federal health insurance exchange HealthCare.gov.
An Obamacare logo is shown on a clinic in Miami, Florida on Jan. 10.
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