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23 million people with no health insurance: Here’s what that looks like

July 25, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Cities, Congress Leave a comment

Republicans in the US Senate are going ahead with “debate” [July 25, 2017] on repealing [and possibly replacing] the Affordable Care Act—a decision that

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The worst health insurance companies in America

February 5, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care Leave a comment

Until we have single-payer, Medicare for All healthcare in America, insurance companies will continue to screw their customers in as many ways as possible.

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Obamacare shopping made easy: Click here

October 22, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Consumer issues Leave a comment

Want to know how affordable your health insurance might be under the Affordable Care Act, without actually having to sign up for a policy?

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1 million more young adults now have health insurance under ACA

September 22, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health care, Uncategorized Leave a comment

More evidence that President Obama’s healthcare reform program is beneficial:  Since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, young adults—who typically are the least

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One-person group: Not an oxymoron in new WA health care law

September 20, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health care Leave a comment

In a step forward for self-employed people seeking health insurance, Washington state legislators have redefined the meaning of the word “group.” According to the

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What the other “public option” can teach us

March 17, 2010 Renee Shur Good government, Health care, Infrastructure Leave a comment

Community-owned-and-operated utilities are among America’s longest-running “public options.” So before writing off the healthcare public option completely and seeing it consigned to the junk

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