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Implementing Obamacare

On Oct. 1,  millions of Americans gained access to the new marketplaces mandated by President Obama’s health-care law. Check back regularly for the latest news on the launch of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the ongoing political fight over the law in Congress.

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Study: Allowing people to stay in existing health plans unlikely to disrupt exchanges

Plans to allow people to keep their individual health insurance policies, even if they don’t meet the requirements of the health-care law, are unlikely to threaten the short-term viability of the new...

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Lena H. Sun
January 21, 12:05 am
  • Lena H. Sun January 21, 12:05 am

Friday’s outtake

Friday’s outtake

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Tom Toles
January 17, 5:45 pm
  • Tom Toles January 17, 5:45 pm
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#FactChecker: Fact Checker: Pelosi vs. Barrasso: a tale of two Obamacare talking points http://t.co/QjpsoETLeb

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January 17, 9:55 am

Medicaid expansion takes hit in Arkansas

Republicans won a special election that puts a unique solution to Medicaid expansion at risk.

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Reid Wilson
January 16, 4:20 pm
  • Reid Wilson January 16, 4:20 pm

Republicans on Obamacare: From repeal to revamp to replace?

The GOP-controlled House is starting to alter the law -- something it previously resisted.

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Theresa Poulson
January 16, 1:15 pm
  • Theresa Poulson January 16, 1:15 pm

Obamacare helps ex-convicts

Some Republicans don’t understand why Obamacare helps ex-cons. The answer is simple.

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Harold Pollack
January 16, 1:10 pm
  • Harold Pollack January 16, 1:10 pm

Three states are reconsidering, while one ends, contracts with HealthCare.gov maker

At least four states are reevaluating their contracts with CGI Federal, the contractor behind healthcare.gov.

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Niraj Chokshi
January 16, 11:50 am
  • Niraj Chokshi January 16, 11:50 am
Niraj Chokshi
January 15, 4:55 pm
  • Niraj Chokshi January 15, 4:55 pm

Obamacare wins in court

The long-shot legal challenge against Obamacare just became an even longer shot.

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Ezra Klein
January 15, 3:05 pm
  • Ezra Klein January 15, 3:05 pm

Judge upholds health law subsidies

Plaintiffs had argued that people in 34 states were not eligible for premium assistance

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Sandhya Somashekhar
January 15, 1:45 pm
  • Sandhya Somashekhar January 15, 1:45 pm
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