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It’s Obamacare season. Here’s what you need to know.

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It’s Obamacare season. Here’s what you need to know. - North Carolina Health News

Open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace goes until Dec. 15. Many people are confused about what plans might be best for them.

By Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News During last week’s Democratic presidential debate, candidates touched on “Medicare for All,” “Medicare for all who want it” and other ways to reform the American health system. But in the backdrop, it’s once again Obamacare sign-up season. Despite repeated efforts by Republicans in Congress to undo the Affordable Care […]

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Insurance Signups Surprisingly Strong, Yet Number of Uninsured Creeps Up

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Insurance Signups Surprisingly Strong, Yet Number of Uninsured Creeps Up - North Carolina Health News

Signups on the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace surged in the last week of enrollment, but that strong showing masks some reductions in coverage.

By Rose Hoban It seemed like this year’s Affordable Care Act open enrollment was going to be lackluster, after all, at the end of six weeks of the online marketplace being open, only 236,693 North Carolinians had signed up for health insurance coverage, less than 50 percent of last year’s total. But the last week […]

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ACA Ruling Rankles Supporters but Doesn’t Change their Plans

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ACA Ruling Rankles Supporters but Doesn’t Change their Plans - North Carolina Health News

A ruling Friday from a federal judge in Texas asserts the law is unconstitutional, but many advocates for the law say this ruling is only the beginning.

By Rose Hoban As he drove from one town to the next late last week, Mark Van Arnam was dismayed to hear the news that a judge sitting on a district circuit court in Texas ruled that the entire Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. Van Arnam leads the North Carolina Navigator Consortium, a group dedicated […]

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In the Final Week of Enrollment, Obamacare Marketplace Offers Many Avenues to Getting Insurance

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In the Final Week of Enrollment, Obamacare Marketplace Offers Many Avenues to Getting Insurance - North Carolina Health News

But experts warn that consumers would do well to read the fine print as they choose plans to cover themselves and their family members for 2019.

By Yen Duong and Rose Hoban If you thought an Obamacare plan might cost you too much, think again. In fact, you could pay nothing. As this year’s enrollment period for insurance through the Affordable Care Act draws to a close, advocates are making the point that some plans could actually cost nothing, after tax […]

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BCBSNC Says Most of Its ACA Plans Will be Cheaper in 2019

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BCBSNC Says Most of Its ACA Plans Will be Cheaper in 2019 - North Carolina Health News

Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, the only insurer to offer Affordable Care Act plans in all 100 counties, says the lower rates are due to lower projected health costs, as well as federal tax cuts. But some people may still see rate increases.

By Mark Tosczak Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said that overall premiums in its 2019 Affordable Care Act plans would be reduced by 4.1 percent — the first time in the company’s history that it’s reduced rates for individual insurance plans. “Lower premiums mean that more people will come and shop the […]

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Final Numbers Show N.C. Insurance Signups Were Strong, But Just Under the Wire

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Final Numbers Show N.C. Insurance Signups Were Strong, But Just Under the Wire - North Carolina Health News

Final numbers on this past winter’s Obamacare open enrollment period show signups stayed strong in North Carolina, but there’s an erosion of confidence that options will exist for next year.

By Rose Hoban New data released this week by federal health officials show that North Carolina had continued strong enrollment on the federal health insurance marketplace during the most recent signup period – but it was a squeaker. The data show that close to half of North Carolina’s 519,803 signups for insurance available under the […]

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With ACA Enrollment Deadline Looming, Cooper Asks For Extension

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With ACA Enrollment Deadline Looming, Cooper Asks For Extension - North Carolina Health News

Open enrollment to sign up for health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace ends Friday and North Carolina signups are far behind last year's pace.

By Taylor Knopf With only three days left to select a health insurance plan through HealthCare.gov, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is asking federal officials for a one-week extension. Despite attempts by Congress and President Donald Trump to repeal and undermine the law, the Affordable Care Act attracted 209,050 North Carolinians by the end of […]

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Federal Officials Announce Exchange Sign-up Totals for North Carolina

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Federal Officials Announce Exchange Sign-up Totals for North Carolina - North Carolina Health News

Weekly enrollment is strong, but this year’s open enrollment period is shorter.

By Rose Hoban Almost 139,000 North Carolinians have signed up for 2018 coverage in the state insurance exchange, federal officials announced Wednesday. The announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gave the first state-by-state breakdown of sign-ups over three weeks of enrollment in the 39 states that use the federal healthcare.gov exchanges. […]

Insurance Enrollment Period Starts Amid Confusion, Sense of Urgency

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Insurance Enrollment Period Starts Amid Confusion, Sense of Urgency - North Carolina Health News

Advocates say they’ll have to work harder to broadcast their message amid the noise coming from Washington and elsewhere.

By Rose Hoban Wade Patrick didn’t think he could get insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges this year. “I thought it was gone, I was hearing that it was gone,” said the 56-year-old electrician who had insurance last year through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. “Everybody is just confused, nobody really […]

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Rural Areas – Already Short On Health Resources – Face Enrollment Hitches

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Rural Areas – Already Short On Health Resources – Face Enrollment Hitches - North Carolina Health News

Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance plans starts tomorrow. How will rural folks fare?

By Virginia Anderson Kaiser Health News Ms. Stella’s, a home-cooking restaurant in Milledgeville, Ga., serves roast beef, grilled pork chops, chicken wings and oxtails with 24 sides from which to choose. Last spring, owners Jeri and Lucious Trawick opened a second restaurant in Eatonton, about 20 miles away, and Jeri decided to leave her full-time […]

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